Browsing by Subject "Ethylene glycol"
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Double Networks Based on Amphiphilic Cross-Linked Star Block Copolymer First Conetworks and Randomly Cross-Linked Hydrophilic Second Networks
(2016)This study presents the preparation and characterization of double networks (DN) based on a first amphiphilic polymethacrylate conetwork (APCN) and a second polyacrylamide network. The APCN first network comprised ...
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Dynamic Covalent Star Poly(ethylene glycol) Model Hydrogels: A New Platform for Mechanically Robust, Multifunctional Materials
(2017)We develop a new platform of dynamic covalent model polymer networks comprising two types of four-armed star poly(ethylene glycol)s (tetraPEG), one end-functionalized with benzaldehyde groups and the other with ...
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End-linked amphiphilic polymer conetworks: synthesis by sequential atom transfer radical polymerization and swelling characterization
(2010)Conetworks based on end-linked homopolymers and amphophilic gradient copolymers were synthesized by the atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) of 2-(dimethylamino)ethyl methaerylate (DMAEMA, hydrophilic monomer), ...
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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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End-linked semifluorinated amphiphilic polymer conetworks: Synthesis by sequential reversible addition - Fragmentation chain transfer polymerization and characterization
(2010)One-pot, sequential reversible addition - fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization was employed for the preparation of five end-linked semifluorinated amphiphilic polymer conetworks based on 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl ...
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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
(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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Hydrophilic, cationic large-core star polymers and polymer networks: Synthesis and physicochemical characterization
(2008)Group transfer polymerization was used to prepare hydrophilic, cationic large-core star polymers (LCSPs) and networks of 2-(dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate (DMAEMA) and ethylene glycol dimethacrylate (EGDMA) in a two-step ...
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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
(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
(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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Semisegmented amphiphilic polymer conetworks: Synthesis and characterization
(2009)Semisegmented amphiphilic polymer conetworks (APCNs) based on the hydrophilic monomer 2-(dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate (DMAEMA), the hydrophobic monomer methyl methacrylate (MMA), and the hydrophobic cross-linker ethylene ...
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Structural characterization of amphiphilic polymer conetworks end-linked with the optimal amount of cross-linker
(2010)Amphiphilic polymer conetworks were synthesized by the end-linking of ABA triblock copolymers using optimal (minimal) amount of cross-linker in pursuit of nanoscale phase separated materials with a long-range order. ...
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Structure and Magnetic Property Control of Copper Hydroxide Acetate by Non-Classical Crystallization
(2017)Copper hydroxide acetate (CHA), one layered hydroxide compound with tunable magnetism, attracts great interest because of its potential applications in memory devices. However, ferromagnetism for CHA is only demonstrated ...
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Superparamagnetic hybrid micelles, based on iron oxide nanoparticles and well-defined diblock copolymers possessing β-ketoester functionalities
(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 characterization of amphiphilic cationic symmetrical ABCBA pentablock terpolymer networks: Effect of hydrophobic content
(2008)Group transfer polymerization was employed for the preparation of six amphiphilic terpolymer networks comprising the hydrophilic, pH-responsive 2-(dime-thylamino)ethyl methacrylate (DMAEMA), the neutral hydrophilic methoxy ...
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Synthesis and characterization of large-core star polymers and polymer networks: Effects of arm length and composition of the cross-linking mixture
(2009)Large-core star polymers (LCSPs) and polymer networks were prepared using sequential group transfer polymerization (GTP) for the synthesis of linear poly(methyl methacrylate) (polyMMA) arms, followed by their cross-linking ...
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Synthesis and characterization of shell-cross-linked polymer networks and large-core star polymers: Effect of the volume of the cross-linking mixture
(2009)Group transfer polymerization and sequential addition of monomer and cross-linker were employed for the preparation of two new polymer structures, one of a polymer network and the other of a star polymer. The synthesis was ...
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Synthesis and characterization of the swelling and mechanical properties of amphiphilic ionizable model co-networks containing n-butyl methacrylate hydrophobic blocks
(2008)Amphiphilic ionizable model co-networks based on near-monodisperse, linear ABA and BAB triblock and statistical copolymers of 2-(dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate (DMAEMA, hydrophilic ionizable) and n-butyl methacrylate ...
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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
(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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Well-defined polymers from biosourced monomers: The case of 2-(methacryloyloxy)ethyl tiglate
(2010)Tiglic acid esters are naturally derived olefins of pleasant odor but incapable of undergoing free-radical polymerization due to the steric hindrances conferred by the β-methyl group. In an effort to incorporate these green ...