Innovation in material science: The chameleon block copolymer

Journal of Polymer Science, Part A: Polymer Chemistry

Volumn 44, Issue 21, 2006, Pages 6494-6497

  Puskas, Judit E ^a   Dos Santos, Lucas ^a   Kaszas, Gabor ^b  

^a The University of Akron   (United States)

^b Lanxess Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biomaterials; Block copolymers; Cationic polymerization; Dendritic (arborescent) polyisobutylene; Living carbocationic polymerization; Purification method; Thermoplastic elastomers

Indexed keywords

CHAMELEON; LIVING CARBOCATIONIC POLYMERIZATION; MICROINITIATORS; POLYISOBUTYLENE;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BIOMATERIALS; BLOCK COPOLYMERS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PLASTICS; PURIFICATION; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMERS;

MATERIALS SCIENCE;

EID: 33750567564     PISSN: 0887624X     EISSN: 10990518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pola.21693     Document Type: Article

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