Synthesis and characterization of novel triblock copolymers comprising poly(tetrahydrofuran) as a central block and poly(γ-benzyl L-glutamate)s as outer blocks

Frontiers of Materials Science in China

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 84-90

  Li, Hai Bin ^a   Tian, Zhen ^a   Wang, Meng ^a   Zhang, Ai Ying ^a   Feng, Zeng Guo ^a  

^a BEIJING INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

benzyl L glutamate N carboxyanhydride (BLG NCA); Phenylalanine end capped macroinitiator; Poly(tetrahydrofuran) (PTHF); Ring opening polymerization (ROP); Triblock polypeptide copolymer

Indexed keywords

EID: 41149108098     PISSN: 16737377     EISSN: 16737482     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11706-008-0015-7     Document Type: Article

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