Bulk Self-Assembly of Linear Hybrid Polypeptide-Based Diblock and Triblock Copolymers

Complex Macromolecular Architectures: Synthesis, Characterization, and Self-Assembly

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 623-645

  Lecommandoux, Sébastien ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ BORDEAUX 1   (France)

Author keywords

Bulk; Copolymer; Diblock; Phase diagram; Polypeptide; Rod coil; SAXS; Self assembly; TEM; Triblock

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885117815     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470825150.ch20     Document Type: Chapter

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