A general method for the synthesis and isolation of well-defined core cross-linked multistar assemblies: A route toward enhanced ph-responsive polymers

Macromolecules

Volumn 42, Issue 13, 2009, Pages 4622-4631

  Tan, Jing Fung ^a   Blencowe, Anton ^a   Goh, Tor Kit ^a   Dela Cruz, Irving Ted M ^a   Qiao, Greg G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPHILIC; CROSSLINKER; CRYOGENIC TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY (CRYO-TEM); DEGREE OF SPECIFICITY; DISULFIDE GROUPS; FRACTIONAL PRECIPITATION; GENERAL METHOD; MACROINITIATORS; PH-RESPONSIVE POLYMER; POLY(METHACRYLIC ACID); SELECTIVE DEGRADATION; TELECHELIC; TRI STARS;

FREE RADICAL REACTIONS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; PHOTORESISTS; POLYACRYLATES; POLYDISPERSITY; POLYMERS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ATOM TRANSFER RADICAL POLYMERIZATION;

EID: 67650366854     PISSN: 00249297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ma802834x     Document Type: Article

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