Controllable synthesis of nanosilica surface-grafted PMMA macromonomers via catalytic chain transfer polymerization

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1072-1079

  Lu, Zhen ^a   Wang, Jiyi ^a   Li, Qing ^a   Chen, Li ^a   Chen, Su ^a  

^a NANJING TECH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Catalytic chain transfer polymerization (CCTP); Grafting polymerization; Nanosilica; Poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA)

Indexed keywords

ACRYLIC MONOMERS; CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; COBALT; COUPLING AGENTS; ESTERS; GELATION; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MONOMERS; PHOTORESISTS; POLYMERIZATION; POLYMERS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

CATALYTIC CHAIN TRANSFER POLYMERIZATION (CCTP); CHAIN TRANSFER CATALYSTS; CONTROLLABLE SYNTHESIS; END GROUPS; FT-RAMAN; FUNCTIONALIZED; GEL-PERMEATION-CHROMATOGRAPHY; GRAFTING POLYMERIZATION; LOW-MOLECULAR WEIGHTS; MACRO-MONOMERS; NANOSILICA; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE) (PMMA); SEM; UNSATURATED DOUBLE BONDS;

FOURIER TRANSFORMS;

EID: 61349192614     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2008.09.042     Document Type: Article

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