Synthesis and characterization of shell-cross-linked polymer networks and large-core star polymers: Effect of the volume of the cross-linking mixture

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 10-18

  Kafouris, Demetris ^a   Patrickios, Costas S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

AFM radius; Degree of swelling; Group transfer polymerization; Hydrodynamic radius; Polymer networks; Star polymers

Indexed keywords

ACRYLIC MONOMERS; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; COLLOIDS; ESTERS; ETHYLENE; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; FLUID DYNAMICS; GELATION; GLYCOLS; HYDRODYNAMICS; METROPOLITAN AREA NETWORKS; MIXTURES; MONOMERS; PHOTORESISTS; POLYMER BLENDS; POLYMERIZATION; SOLS;

AFM RADIUS; DEGREE OF SWELLING; GROUP TRANSFER POLYMERIZATION; HYDRODYNAMIC RADIUS; POLYMER NETWORKS; STAR POLYMERS;

POLYMERS;

EID: 58149171934     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2008.09.014     Document Type: Article

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