Browsing by Subject "Polymethyl methacrylates"
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ABC triblock polymethacrylates: Group transfer polymerization synthesis of the ABC, ACB, and BAC topological isomers and solution characterization
(1998)ABC triblock copolymers of methyl methacrylate (MMA), (dimethylamino)-ethyl methacrylate (DMAEMA), and tetrahydropyranyl methacrylate (THPMA) consisting of 12 units of each type of monomer were synthesized by group transfer ...
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Alternating amphiphilic multiblock copolymers: Controlled synthesis via RAFT polymerization and aqueous solution characterization
(2010)Four linear amphiphilic multiblock copolymers based on 2-(dimethylamino) ethyl methacrylate (DMAEMA, hydrophilic) and methyl methacrylate (MMA, hydrophobic), bearing from two to five blocks, were synthesized using reversible ...
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Alternating amphiphilic multiblock copolymers: Controlled synthesis via RAFT polymerization and aqueous solution characterization
(2010)Four linear amphiphilic multiblock copolymers based on 2-(dimethylamino) ethyl methacrylate (DMAEMA, hydrophilic) and methyl methacrylate (MMA, hydrophobic), bearing from two to five blocks, were synthesized using reversible ...
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Cationic amphiphilic model networks: Synthesis by group transfer polymerization and characterization of the degree of swelling
(2000)Group transfer polymerization (GTP) was applied to prepare model networks based on 2-(dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate (DMAEMA) and methyl methacrylate (MMA). The flexibility of GTP allowed the synthesis of three isomeric ...
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End-linked poly[2-(dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate]-poly(methacrylic acid) polyampholyte conetworks: Synthesis by sequential RAFT polymerization and swelling and SANS characterization
(2011)Four well-defined end-linked triblock polyampholyte conetworks composed of positively ionizable 2-(dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate (DMAEMA) repeating units and negatively ionizable methacrylic acid (MAA) repeating units ...
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Evaluation of novel, cationic electrospun microfibrous membranes as adsorbents in bacteria removal
(2015)Electrospun microfibrous membranes comprised of poly(methyl methacrylate)-poly((2-diethylamino)ethyl methacrylate) random copolymers (PMMA-co-PDEAEMA) of various chemical compositions blended together with a commercially ...
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Evaluation of novel, cationic electrospun microfibrous membranes as adsorbents in bacteria removal
(2015)Electrospun microfibrous membranes comprised of poly(methyl methacrylate)-poly((2-diethylamino)ethyl methacrylate) random copolymers (PMMA-co-PDEAEMA) of various chemical compositions blended together with a commercially ...
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Group transfer polymerization of biobased monomers
(2013)This article overviews the work by our Group at the University of Cyprus on the attempted controlled polymerization of several biobased unsaturated esters. These were esters of tiglic acid, itaconic acid, fumaric acid, ...
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High-molecular-weight symmetrical multiblock copolymers: Synthesis by RAFT polymerization and characterization
(2013)High-molecular-weight (MW) symmetrical multiblock copolymers, based on the hydrophobic monomers styrene (Sty) and methyl methacrylate (MMA), and the more polar monomer, 2-vinyl pyridine (2VPy), were prepared using stepwise ...
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"Inverse polyampholyte" hydrogels from double-cationic hydrogels: Synthesis by RAFT polymerization and characterization
(2014)We present two novel, homologous, pyridine-based monomers, 2-(pyridin-2-yl)ethyl methacrylate (PyEMA) and (pyridin-2-yl)methyl methacrylate (PyMMA), which, despite their structural similarity, the former can be readily ...
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Precipitation of a water-soluble ABC triblock methacrylic polyampholyte: effects of time, pH, polymer concentration, salt type and concentration, and presence of a protein
(1999)The solution behavior of a low molecular weight ABC triblock methacrylic polyampholyte with the structure (dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate)8-(methyl methacrylate)12-(methacrylic acid)16 was investigated by turbidimetry. ...
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Synthesis and aqueous solution characterization of catalytically active homopolymers, block copolymers and networks containing imidazole
(2000)Imidazole-containing polymers were prepared and characterized in terms of their hydrolytic activity. Unlike similar materials synthesized in the 1960s, the polymers are of precise molecular weight and controlled structure ...
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Synthesis and characterization of amphiphilic diblock copolymers of 2-(1-imidazolyl)ethyl methacrylate and styrene
(2014)Six amphiphilic diblock copolymers based on the hydrophilic monomer 2-(1-imidazolyl)ethyl methacrylate (ImEMA) and the hydrophobic monomer styrene (Sty) were prepared by sequential reversible addition-fragmentation chain ...
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Synthesis and characterization of amphiphilic multiblock copolymers: Effect of the number of blocks on micellization
(2009)Five linear amphiphilic multiblock copolymers based on 2-(dimethylamino) ethyl methacrylate ("D") and methyl methacrylate ("M"), bearing from two to six blocks, were synthesized using sequential group transfer polymerization. ...
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Synthesis and characterization of anionic amphiphilic model conetworks based on methacrylic acid and methyl methacrylate: Effects of composition and architecture
(2007)A series of amphiphilic conetworks of methacrylic acid (MAA) and methyl methacrylate (MMA) were synthesized using group transfer polymerization (GTP). The MAA units were introduced via the polymerization of tetrahydropyranyl ...
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Synthesis and characterization of double-hydrophilic model networks based on cross-linked star polymers of poly(ethylene glycol) methacrylate and methacrylic acid
(2002)A series of model networks based on cross-linked star polymers of poly(ethylene glycol) methacrylate (PEGMA) and tetrahydropyranyl methacrylate (THPMA), a protected form of methacrylic acid (MAA), were synthesized by group ...
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Synthesis and characterization of rigid functional anionic polyelectrolytes: Block copolymers and star homopolymers
(2012)Seven cyclolinear polymers bearing the tertiary-butyl α- (hydroxymethyl)acrylate (TBHMA) ether dimer were prepared using reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization. Of the seven polymers, five ...
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Synthesis of amphiphilic (ABC)n multiarm star triblock terpolymers
(2005)The multiarm star-shaped ABC triblock terpolymers of the (ABC)n type and their linear counterparts were synthesized by group transfer polymerization (GTP). The linear and star ABC triblock and statistical terpolymers as ...
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Synthesis, characterization, and modeling of double-hydrophobic model networks based on cross-linked star copolymers of n-butyl methacrylate and methyl methacrylate
(2006)Seven model networks of a new structure, that of cross-linked "in-out"\star polymers, were synthesized by the group transfer polymerization of the Hydrophobic monomers methyl methacrylate (MMA) and n-butyl methacrylate ...
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Thermolyzable polymer networks and star polymers containing a novel, compact, degradable acylal-based dimethacrylate cross-linker: Synthesis, characterization, and thermolysis
(2007)A compact, cleavable acylal dimethacrylate cross-linker, 1,1-ethylenediol dimethacrylate (EDDMA), was synthesized from the anhydrous iron(III) chloride-catalyzed reaction between methacrylic anhydride and acetaldehyde. The ...