Synthesis of Stimuli-responsive, Water-soluble Poly[2-(dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate/styrene] Statistical Copolymers by Nitroxide Mediated Polymerization

Polymers

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1398-1422

  Zhang, Chi ^a   Maric, Milan ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

2 (dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate; Nitroxide mediated polymerization; Stimuli responsive

Indexed keywords

2-(DIMETHYLAMINO)ETHYL METHACRYLATE; ALKOXYAMINE INITIATORS; FEED COMPOSITIONS; LOWER CRITICAL SOLUTION TEMPERATURE; NARROW MOLECULAR WEIGHT DISTRIBUTIONS; NITROXIDE MEDIATED POLYMERIZATION; NUMBER AVERAGE MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYMERIZATION RATES; SOLUTION CONCENTRATION; STATISTICAL COPOLYMERS; STIMULI-RESPONSIVE; TEMPERATURE-INSENSITIVE; UV-VIS SPECTROSCOPY;

BLOCK COPOLYMERS; FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS; MANGANESE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION; POLYDISPERSITY; POLYMERIZATION; STYRENE; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET VISIBLE SPECTROSCOPY;

MANGANESE REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

EID: 83655193324     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20734360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/polym3031398     Document Type: Article

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