Delaying the onset of macrogelation for the synthesis of branched and star-like polymers via conventional free-radical polymerisation: Binary solvent effects and incorporation of surfmers

Polymer

Volumn 49, Issue 25, 2008, Pages 5373-5386

  Tan, Jing Fung ^a   Blencowe, Anton ^a   Qiao, Greg G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Binary solvent; Gelation limit; Star polymer

Indexed keywords

ACRYLIC MONOMERS; BINARY MIXTURES; CROSSLINKING; ESTERS; FREE RADICAL POLYMERIZATION; FREE RADICALS; GELATION; GLYCOLS; KETONES; SOLVENTS;

BINARY SOLVENT MIXTURES; BINARY SOLVENTS; CROSSLINKING REACTION; METHYL ETHYL KETONES; METHYL METHACRYLATES; MONOMER CONCENTRATION; PREFERENTIAL SOLVATION; STAR POLYMERS;

POLYMERS;

CROSS LINKING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL; POLYMER; POLYMERIZATION; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATE; SOLVENT; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 55949097886     PISSN: 00323861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2008.09.062     Document Type: Article

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