Phase-segregated dendrigraft copolymer architectures

Polymers

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 596-622

  Cadena, Lorena Eugenia Sanchez ^a   Gauthier, Mario ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUANAJUATO   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arborescent; Core shell; Core shell corona; Dendrigraft; Dendrimer like; Dendritic; graft copolymers

Indexed keywords

ARBORESCENT; CORE-SHELL; CORE-SHELL-CORONA; DENDRIGRAFT; DENDRITIC;

COPOLYMERIZATION; DENDRIMERS; GRAFT COPOLYMERS; PLASTIC PRODUCTS; POLYMER BLENDS; SHELLS (STRUCTURES); SUBSTRATES;

GRAFTING (CHEMICAL);

EID: 79952829019     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20734360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/polym2040596     Document Type: Review

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