Thermo-responsive block copolymers with multiple phase transition temperatures in aqueous solutions

Progress in Polymer Science

Volumn 42, Issue , 2015, Pages 154-176

  Strandman, S ^a   Zhu, X X ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aggregation; Block copolymers; LCST; Multiple transitions; Thermo responsiveness; UCST

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; COPOLYMERS; TEMPERATURE;

AGGREGATION BEHAVIOR; LCST; LOWER CRITICAL SOLUTION TEMPERATURE; MULTIBLOCK CO-POLYMERS; MULTIPLE TRANSITIONS; SELF-ASSEMBLING PROCESS; THERMO RESPONSIVENESS; UCST;

BLOCK COPOLYMERS;

EID: 85027928714     PISSN: 00796700     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2014.10.008     Document Type: Review

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