Oligo(ethylene glycol)-sidechain microgels prepared in absence of cross-linking agent: Polymerization, characterization and variation of particle deformability

PLoS ONE

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2017, Pages

  Welsch, Nicole ^a   Andrew Lyon, L ^a,b  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROSS LINKING REAGENT; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; MACROGOL; MICROGEL; MONOMER; OLIGO ETHYLENE GLYCOL METHACRYLATE; POLY(ETHYLENE GLYCOL DIACRYLATE); POLYMER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; GEL; MACROGOL DERIVATIVE; POLY(ETHYLENE GLYCOL)DIACRYLATE;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPE; CHEMICAL PHENOMENA; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS LINKING; LOW TEMPERATURE; MODULATION; NANOPORE; PARTICLE DEFORMABILITY; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICLE SPREADING; PARTICLE SWELLING; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; POLYMERIZATION; PRECIPITATION; SPECTROSCOPY; YOUNG MODULUS; CHEMISTRY; GEL; HYDROLYSIS; MECHANICS; SURFACE PROPERTY;

ELASTIC MODULUS; GELS; HYDROLYSIS; MECHANICAL PHENOMENA; NANOPORES; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; POLYMERIZATION; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 85025102107     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0181369     Document Type: Article

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