Synthesis of polysulfone-b-polystyrene block copolymers by mechanistic transformation from condensation polymerization to free radical polymerization

Polymer Bulletin

Volumn 70, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 2097-2109

  Dizman, Cemil ^a,b   Kahveci, Muhammet U ^a,c   Yagci, Yusuf ^a,d  

^a ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b MATERIALS INSTITUTE   (Turkey)

^c YILDIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Block copolymer; Condensation polymerization; Free radical polymerization; Macroazoinitiator; Polystyrene; Polysulfone

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT CONDITIONS; CONVENTIONAL FREE-RADICAL POLYMERIZATION; DIRECT ESTERIFICATION; MACROAZOINITIATOR; MACROINITIATORS; MACRORADICALS; TELECHELICS; THERMAL CLEAVAGE;

FREE RADICAL POLYMERIZATION; POLYCONDENSATION; POLYSTYRENES; POLYSULFONES; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; STYRENE;

BLOCK COPOLYMERS;

EID: 84878876038     PISSN: 01700839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00289-013-0931-2     Document Type: Article

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