Parallel optimization and high-throughput preparation of well-defined copolymer libraries using controlled/"living" polymerization methods

Advances in Polymer Science

Volumn 225, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 17-62

  Becer, C Remzi ^a,b,c   Schubert, Ulrich S ^a,b,c  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^c DUTCH POLYMER INSTITUTE DPI   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Automated parallel synthesis; Block copolymers; High throughput experimentation; Polymer libraries; Random copolymers

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957366598     PISSN: 00653195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/12-2009-16     Document Type: Article

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