Fluoropolymer materials and architectures prepared by controlled radical polymerizations

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 255-293

  Hansen, Natanya M L ^a   Jankova, Katja ^a   Hvilsted, Søren ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Amphiphilic polymers; Biomaterials; Characterizations; Fluorinated (co)polymers; Fluorinated monomers; Surface initiated polymerization

Indexed keywords

BLOCK COPOLYMERS; CATALYSIS; COPOLYMERIZATION; FLUORINE CONTAINING POLYMERS; LIVING POLYMERIZATION; POLYACRYLATES; POLYSTYRENES;

AMPHIPHILIC POLYMERS; CHARACTERIZATIONS; FLUORINATED COPOLYMERS; FLUORINATED MONOMERS; SURFACE INITIATED POLYMERIZATION;

FREE RADICAL POLYMERIZATION;

EID: 33846366067     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2006.11.016     Document Type: Review

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