Effect of block architecture on the micellisation and gelation of block copolymers of ethylene oxide and 1,2-butylene oxide in aqueous solution

Journal of the Chemical Society - Faraday Transactions

Volumn 94, Issue 24, 1998, Pages 3639-3647

  Kelarakis, Antonis ^a   Havredaki, Vasiliki ^a   Derici, Leo ^b   Yu, Ga Er ^b   Booth, Colin ^b   Hamley, Ian W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33748624066     PISSN: 09565000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/a807460g     Document Type: Article

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