Asymmetric swelling and self-assembly of poly(N-isopropyl-acrylamide)-block-poly(ethylene glycol) in water

Physica B: Condensed Matter

Volumn 385-386 I, Issue , 2006, Pages 745-748

  Motokawa, R ^a   Morishita, K ^b   Koizumi, S ^a   Yoshimoto, E ^b   Annaka, M ^b  

^a JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Poly(N isopropylacrylamide) block poly(ethylene glycol); Self assembly; Small angle neutron scattering

Indexed keywords

GELS; NEUTRON SCATTERING; PHASE DIAGRAMS; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; SELF ASSEMBLY; SOLS; SWELLING;

OPAQUE GEL; OPAQUE SOL; SMALL-ANGLE NEUTRON SCATTERING; TRANSPARENT SOL;

BLOCK COPOLYMERS;

EID: 33751327326     PISSN: 09214526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physb.2006.06.050     Document Type: Article

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