Dynamic covalent polymers: Reorganizable polymers with dynamic covalent bonds

Progress in Polymer Science (Oxford)

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 581-604

  Maeda, Takeshi ^a   Otsuka, Hideyuki ^a   Takahara, Atsushi ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dynamic combinatorial chemistry; Dynamic covalent bond; Dynamic covalent chemistry; Exchange reaction; Reversible polymer; Stimulus responsive polymer

Indexed keywords

DYNAMIC COMBINATORIAL CHEMISTRY; DYNAMIC COVALENT CHEMISTRY; EXCHANGE REACTION; REVERSIBLE POLYMER; STIMULUS-RESPONSIVE POLYMER;

AMINES; BIOASSAY; BIOCHIPS; GELATION; INTELLIGENT MATERIALS; INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS; MACROMOLECULES; MONOMERS; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; POLYMER BLENDS; POLYMERIZATION; POLYMERS; SUPRAMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY;

COVALENT BONDS;

EID: 65449156761     PISSN: 00796700     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2009.03.001     Document Type: Review

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