Self-Immolative Poly(4,5-dichlorophthalaldehyde) and its Applications in Multi-Stimuli-Responsive Macroscopic Plastics

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 54, Issue 21, 2015, Pages 6200-6205

  Dilauro, Anthony M ^a   Lewis, Gregory G ^a   Phillips, Scott T ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

depolymerization; materials science; polymerization; polymers; selective laser sintering

Indexed keywords

3D PRINTERS; DEPOLYMERIZATION; LASER HEATING; MATERIALS SCIENCE; PLASTICS APPLICATIONS; POLYMERIZATION; POLYMERS; SINTERING;

END CAPS; ITS APPLICATIONS; MOLECULAR SIGNALS; SELECTIVE LASER SINTERING; SELF-IMMOLATIVE; STIMULI-RESPONSIVE; STIMULI-RESPONSIVE MATERIALS;

FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS;

PHTHALALDEHYDE; PLASTIC; POLYMER;

CHEMISTRY; HALOGENATION; LASER; POLYMERIZATION;

HALOGENATION; LASERS; O-PHTHALALDEHYDE; PLASTICS; POLYMERIZATION; POLYMERS;

EID: 84929096272     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: 15213773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201501320     Document Type: Article

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