De-aggregation of polyfluorene derivative by blending with a series of poly(alkyl methacrylate)s with varying sidegroup sizes

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 2467-2477

  Tozoni, José Roberto ^a   Guimarães, Francisco Eduardo Gontigo ^a   Atvars, Teresa Dib Zambon ^b   Nowacki, Bruno ^c   Akcelrud, Leni ^c   Bonagamba, Tito José ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aggregates; Fluorescence; Poly(alkyl methacrylate)s; Polyfluorene; Polymer matrices

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION EFFECTS; BLEND COMPOSITION; CYCLOHEXYL; DISPERSING PHASE; HILDEBRAND SOLUBILITY; INTERACTION PARAMETERS; ISOBUTYL; PHENYLENEVINYLENE; POLY(ALKYL METHACRYLATE)S; POLYFLUORENE; POLYFLUORENE DERIVATIVE; POLYMER MATRICES; POLYMER MISCIBILITY;

BLENDING; ESTERS; FLUORESCENCE; PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY; POLYMERS;

ALKYLATION;

EID: 67650360339     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2009.04.015     Document Type: Article

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