Milder changes in chemistry make a significant difference in phase transition temperatures for triblock copolymers on PEO106-PPO 70-PEO106 block copolymer chains

Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 209, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1220-1231

  Zhang, Chi ^a   Easteal, Allan J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Block copolymers; Gels; Phase behavior; Structure property relations; Synthesis

Indexed keywords

ABS RESINS; BLOCK COPOLYMERS; COLLOIDS; COPOLYMERIZATION; COPOLYMERS; DRUG DELIVERY; GELATION; GELS; HYDROGELS; MATERIALS PROPERTIES; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PLASTIC PRODUCTS; POLYMERS; SUPERCONDUCTING TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

ARTIFICIAL SKINS; BLOCK COPOLYMER CHAINS; DELIVERY SYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPIES; HYDROGEL SURFACES; IN PHASE TRANSITIONS; MACROMOLECULAR CHAINS; PLURONIC; PLURONIC COPOLYMERS; PLURONIC F127; POLARIZATION MICROSCOPIES; POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS; STRUCTURE-PROPERTY RELATIONS; SYNTHESIS; TRANSITION TEMPERATURES; TRIBLOCK CO POLYMERS;

PHASE TRANSITIONS;

EID: 55349135550     PISSN: 10221352     EISSN: 15213935     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/macp.200800040     Document Type: Article

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