Rigid and flexible azopolymers modified with donor/acceptor groups. Synthesis and photochromic behavior

Express Polymer Letters

Volumn 5, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 959-969

  Raicu Luca, A ^a   Rocha, L ^b   Resmerita, A M ^a,c   Macovei, A ^d   Hamel, M ^b   Macsim, A M ^c   Nichita, N ^d   Hurduc, N ^a  

^a GHEORGHE ASACHI TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF IASI   (Romania)

^b Laboratoire Capteurs et Architectures Électroniques   (France)

^c PETRU PONI INSTITUTE OF MACROMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY   (Romania)

^d INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY OF THE ROMANIAN ACADEMY   (Romania)

Author keywords

Azobenzene; Cell cultures; Photochromic behavior; Smart polymers; SRG

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052223448     PISSN: 1788618X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3144/expresspolymlett.2011.94     Document Type: Article

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