Browsing by Subject "Ethers"

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A cleavable network based on crosslinked star polymers containing acid-labile diacetal crosslinks: Synthesis, characterization and hydrolysis

Themistou, Efrosyni; Patrickios, Costas S. (2008)

A hydrolyzable model network comprising interconnected star polymers was prepared by the sequential group transfer polymerization of methyl methacrylate and the acid-labile diacetalbased dimethacrylate crosslinker ...

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Fabrication and characterization of superparamagnetic and thermoresponsive hydrogels based on oleic-acid-coated Fe3O4 nanoparticles, hexa(ethylene glycol) methyl ether methacrylate and 2-(acetoacetoxy)ethyl methacrylate

Papaphilippou, P.; Pourgouris, A.; Marinica, O.; Taculescu, A.; Athanasopoulos, G. I.; Vekas, L.; Krasia-Christoforou, T. (2011)

Stimuli-responsive hydrogel nanocomposites comprised of swollen polymer networks, in which magnetic nanoparticles are embedded, are a relatively new class of "smart" soft materials presenting a significant impact on various ...

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MARTE project: Tele-echography between Kyperounta and Nicosia (Cyprus)

Voskarides, Sotos Ch; Avgousti, Sotiris; Kassinopoulos, Marios; Florides, Georgios A.; Pattichis, Constantinos S.; Tziakouri, Chrysa H.; Hadjinicolaou, Marios G.; Capri, A.; Vieyres, Pierre P.; Poisson, G.; Philippe, A.; Smith-Guerin, N.; Fonte, A.; Mourioux, G.; Josserand, L.; Novales, Cyril (2006)

Ultrasound experts, who are few and not always on hand when needed, have now the tool and the possibility to examine patients from a distance, and thus perform a complete diagnosis without being in the same geographical ...

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Multiresponsive polymer conetworks capable of responding to changes in pH, temperature, and magnetic field: Synthesis, characterization, and evaluation of their ability for controlled uptake and release of solutes

Papaphilippou, P.; Christodoulou, M.; Marinica, O. M.; Taculescu, A.; Vekas, L.; Chrissafis, K.; Krasia-Christoforou, T. (2012)

This study deals with the preparation of novel multiresponsive (magnetoresponsive, thermoresponsive and pH-responsive) nanocomposite conetworks consisting of oleic acid-coated magnetite nanoparticles (OA•Fe 3O 4), ...

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Poly(ethylene glycol)-based amphiphilic model conetworks: Synthesis by RAFT polymerization and characterization

Achilleos, Mariliz; Legge, T. M.; Perrier, S.; Patrickios, Costas S. (2008)

Polyethylene glycol) (PEG)-containing quasi-model amphiphilic polymer conetworks (APCNs) were prepared by reversible addition fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization using α,ω-bis(2-cyanoprop-2-yl dithiobenzoate)-PEG ...

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Superparamagnetic hybrid micelles, based on iron oxide nanoparticles and well-defined diblock copolymers possessing β-ketoester functionalities

Papaphilippou, P.; Loizou, L.; Popa, N. C.; Han, A.; Vekas, L.; Odysseos, A.; Krasia-Christoforou, T. (2009)

The quality of surface coating of magnetic nanoparticles destined as nanoprobes in clinical applications is of utmost significance for their colloidal stability and biocompatibility. A novel approach for the fabrication ...

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Synthesis and aqueous solution characterization of dihydrophilic block copolymers of methyl vinyl ether and methyl triethylene glycol vinyl ether

Forder, C.; Patrickios, Costas S.; Armes, S. P.; Billingham, N. C. (1996)

Water-soluble dihydrophilic AB block copolymers of methyl vinyl ether (MVE) and methyl triethylene glycol vinyl ether (MTEGVE) were synthesized by living cationic polymerization, with copolymer molecular weights in the ...

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Synthesis and aqueous solution properties of amphiphilic diblock copolymers based on methyl triethylene glycol vinyl ether and benzyl vinyl ether

Forder, C.; Patrickios, Costas S.; Armes, S. P.; Billingham, N. C. (1997)

Water-soluble diblock copolymers of methyl triethylene glycol vinyl ether and benzyl vinyl ether were synthesized by living cationic polymerization, giving molecular weights in the range 13 400-17 300 and narrow molecular ...

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Synthesis and characterization of rigid functional anionic polyelectrolytes: Block copolymers and star homopolymers

Rikkou-Kalourkoti, Maria D.; Kassi, Eleni; Patrickios, Costas S. (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 and characterization of water-dispersible, superparamagnetic single-wall carbon nanotubes decorated with iron oxide nanoparticles and well-defined chelating diblock copolymers

Papaphilippou, P.; Turcu, R.; Krasia-Christoforou, T. (2011)

A novel approach for the fabrication of magneto-active carbon nanotubes (CNTs) stabilized in aqueous media, involving the combination of carboxylated single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) with a new class of methacrylate-based ...

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Synthesis, characterization, and evaluation as emulsifiers of amphiphilic-ionizable aromatic methacrylate ABC triblock terpolymers

Kyriacou, M. S.; Hadjiyannakou, Stella C.; Vamvakaki, Maria; Patrickios, Costas S. (2004)

Four isomeric terpolymers based on benzyl methacrylate (BzMA, nonionic hydrophobic), 2-(dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate (DMAEMA, ionizable hydrophilic), and methoxyhexa(ethylene glycol) methacrylate (HEGMA, nonionic ...