Synthesis and characterization of 4-arm star side-chain liquid crystalline polymers containing azobenzene with different terminal substituents via ATRP

Journal of Polymer Science, Part A: Polymer Chemistry

Volumn 45, Issue 15, 2007, Pages 3342-3348

  Tang, Xinde ^a,b   Gao, Longcheng ^b   Han, Nianfeng ^a   Fan, Xingue ^b   Zhou, Qifeng ^b  

^a SHANDONG JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

4 arm star polymer; Atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP); Azobenzene; Linear homopolymer; Liquid crystalline (LC) polymer; Star polymers

Indexed keywords

ATOM TRANSFER RADICAL POLYMERIZATION; AZOBENZENE; ESTERIFICATION; ISOMERIZATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

4-ARM STAR POLYMER; LINEAR HOMOPOLYMERS; PHOTORESPONSIVE ISOMERIZATION; TETRAFUNCTIONAL INITIATOR; TRANSITION TEMPERATURES;

LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMERS;

EID: 34547660176     PISSN: 0887624X     EISSN: 10990518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pola.22084     Document Type: Article

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