The evolution of cyclopropenium ions into functional polyelectrolytes

Nature Communications

Volumn 6, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Jiang, Yivan ^a   Freyer, Jessica L ^a   Cotanda, Pepa ^b,c   Brucks, Spencer D ^a   Killops, Kato L ^d   Bandar, Jeffrey S ^a   Torsitano, Christopher ^a   Balsara, Nitash P ^b,c   Lambert, Tristan H ^a   Campos, Luis M ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d EDGEWOOD CHEMICAL BIOLOGICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPROPENIUM ION; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; MONOMER; NANOPARTICLE; POLYELECTROLYTE; POLYMER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; ELECTROLYTE; ION; NANOMATERIAL;

ELECTROKINESIS; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; ENERGY BALANCE; FUEL CELL; ION; MEMBRANE; NANOPARTICLE; PHYSICAL PROPERTY; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONDUCTANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; GLASS TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; ION TRANSPORT; MACROMOLECULE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; POLYMERIZATION; SIZE EXCLUSION CHROMATOGRAPHY; STEREOSPECIFICITY; SYNTHESIS; THERMOSTABILITY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; DRUG DESIGN; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; MATERIALS TESTING; PROCEDURES; RADIATION SCATTERING; TEMPERATURE;

DIELECTRIC SPECTROSCOPY; DRUG DESIGN; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTROLYTES; IONS; MATERIALS TESTING; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; NANOPARTICLES; NANOSTRUCTURES; POLYMERS; SCATTERING, RADIATION; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84990879156     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms6950     Document Type: Article

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