Antagonistic triblock polymer gels powered by pH oscillations

Macromolecules

Volumn 40, Issue 13, 2007, Pages 4393-4395

  Topham, Paul D ^a   Howse, Jonathan R ^a   Crook, Colin J ^a   Armes, Steven P ^a   Jones, Richard A L ^a   Ryan, Anthony J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; BLOCK COPOLYMERS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PH EFFECTS; POLYMERS;

ANTAGONISTIC TRIBLOCK POLYMER GELS; CURVED DISPLACEMENT; LINEAR DISPLACEMENT; MECHANICAL ACTUATOR;

GELS;

EID: 34547158023     PISSN: 00249297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ma071041j     Document Type: Article

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