Ambient temperature synthesis of well-defined microspheres via precipitation polymerization initiated by UV-irradiation

Journal of Polymer Science, Part A: Polymer Chemistry

Volumn 45, Issue 15, 2007, Pages 3482-3487

  Joso, Raymond ^a   Pan, Eh Hau ^a   Stenzel, Martina H ^a   Davis, Thomas P ^a   Barner Kowollik, Christopher ^a   Barner, Leonie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Microspheres; Photo initiated free radical polymerization; Photopolymerization; Precipitation polymerization; Radiation; Radical polymerization; UV irradiation

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; ATOM TRANSFER RADICAL POLYMERIZATION; ETHANOL; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PHOTOPOLYMERIZATION; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

BROOKHAVEN INSTRUMENT; PRECIPITATION POLYMERIZATION; PROTEIN ENCAPSULATION; REVERSIBLE ADDITION FRAGMENTATION CHAIN TRANSFER (RAFT);

MICROSPHERES;

EID: 34547668761     PISSN: 0887624X     EISSN: 10990518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pola.22132     Document Type: Article

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