Topology-transformable polymers: Linear–branched polymer structural transformation via the mechanical linking of polymer chains

Polymer Journal

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 127-147

  Takata, Toshikazu ^a   Aoki, Daisuke ^a  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AXLES; BLOCK COPOLYMERS; CROWN ETHERS; ETHERS; FREE RADICAL POLYMERIZATION; LIGANDS; LINEAR TRANSFORMATIONS; MACROMOLECULES; MOLECULAR ELECTRONICS; TOPOLOGY; WHEELS;

ABC TRIBLOCK COPOLYMERS; CROSS-LINKED POLYMERS; CROWN-ETHER WHEELS; HYDRODYNAMIC VOLUMES; MACROMOLECULAR SYSTEMS; SINGLE POLYMER CHAINS; STRUCTURAL TRANSFORMATION; TOPOLOGY TRANSFORMATION;

MATHEMATICAL TRANSFORMATIONS;

EID: 85048425905     PISSN: 00323896     EISSN: 13490540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/pj.2017.60     Document Type: Review

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