Degradable core cross-linked star polymers via ring-opening polymerization

Macromolecules

Volumn 39, Issue 13, 2006, Pages 4282-4285

  Wiltshire, James T ^a   Qiao, Greg G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; CROSSLINKING; DEGRADATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; RING OPENING POLYMERIZATION;

MOIETIES; PENTYLENE; POLYCAPROLACTONE (PCL); STAR POLYMERS;

POLYMERS;

EID: 33746361787     PISSN: 00249297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ma060712v     Document Type: Review

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