Browsing by Subject "Polymer networks"
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A cleavable network based on crosslinked star polymers containing acid-labile diacetal crosslinks: Synthesis, characterization and hydrolysis
(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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Covalent amphiphilic polymer networks
(2003)The recent literature on chemically cross-linked amphiphilic polymer networks is reviewed. The main subjects covered are network synthesis, characterization, modeling and applications. Special mention is made to more modern ...
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Degradable polymer networks and star polymers based on mixtures of two cleavable dimethacrylate crosslinkers: Synthesis, characterization, and degradation
(2009)Mixtures of two cleavable dimethacrylate crosslinkers, the hydrolyzable di(methacryloyloxy-1-ethoxy)methane (DMOEM) and the thermolyzable 1,1-ethylenediol dimethacrylate (EDDMA), were used for the preparation of neat ...
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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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Doctoral Thesis Open Access
Investigation of the enhancement of the mechanical properties of polymer network hydrogels via network multiplicity, amphiplicity, and reversibility
(Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου, Σχολή Θετικών και Εφαρμοσμένων Επιστημών / University of Cyprus, Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences, 2019-05)Η παρούσα Διδακτορική Διατριβή πραγματεύεται τη διερεύνηση τριών στρατηγικών για την ενίσχυση των μηχανικών ιδιοτήτων πολυμερικών υδροπλεγμάτων. Αυτές οι στρατηγικές ήταν η πολλαπλότητα, η αμφιφιλικότητα, και η αντιστρεπτότητα ...
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Networks Based on “Core-First” Star Polymers End-Linked Using a Degradable Ketal Cross-Linker: Synthesis, Characterization, and Cleavage
(2018)Sequential group transfer polymerization of cross-linker, monomer (methyl methacrylate), and cross-linker again is used to prepare cleavable polymer networks based on interconnected “core-first” star polymers. By employing ...
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Doctoral Thesis
On the use of swellable polymers as structure directing scaffolds in porous solids design
(Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου, Σχολή Θετικών και Εφαρμοσμένων Επιστημών / University of Cyprus, Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences, 2019-07)Ο στόχος της παρούσας διδακτορικής διατριβής ήταν η χρήση διογκώσιμων πολυμερικών πλεγμάτων ως ικριώματα κατεύθυνσης δομής για την σύνθεση μεσοπορωδών οξειδίων μετάλλων. Συγκεκριμένα, κατά την διάρκεια αυτής της ερευνητικής ...
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Polymer networks: Recent developments
(2010)Polymer networks have long been the subject of study by chemists, physicists, biologists, material scientists and engineers, aiming to understand the fundamentals of their preparation and behavior, but also to adopt them ...
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Star polymers and polymer networks containing a novel, hydrolyzable diacetal-based dimethacrylate cross-linker: Synthesis, characterization, and hydrolysis kinetics
(2007)A hydrolyzable diacetal dimethacrylate cross-linker, MOEME, was retrieved from the same product mixture where its monoacetal homologue, DMOEM, was synthesized. MOEME was copolymerized with MMA by GTP after purification, ...
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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 polymer networks and star polymers containing a novel, hydrolyzable acetal-based dimethacrylate cross-linker
(2006)An acid-labile dimethacrylate acetal cross-linker, di(methacryloyloxy-1-ethoxy)methane (DMOEM), was synthesized by the reaction of 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate and paraformaldehyde using p-toluenesulfonic acid and toluene ...
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Synthesis and characterization of reversible and self-healable networks based on acylhydrazone groups
(2014)A series of seven dynamic covalent networks based on pentaerythritol tetra(benzohydrazide) and 1,10-decanediol dibenzaldehyde were prepared in N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF). The equilibrium degree of swelling in DMF and the ...
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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 star polymers and cross-linked star polymer model networks containing a novel, silicon-based, hydrolyzable cross-linker
(2004)An acid-labile dimethacrylate cross-linker, dimethyldi(methacryloyloxy-1-ethoxy)silane (DMDMAES), was synthesized by the reaction of 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA) and dichlorodimethylsilane in the presence of ...
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Doctoral Thesis
Σύνθεση και χαρακτηρισμός καλώς-ορισμένων πολυμερικών πλεγμάτων διασταυρωμένων με δυναμικούς ομοιοπολικούς δεσμούς ακυλοϋδραζόνης
(Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου, Σχολή Θετικών και Εφαρμοσμένων Επιστημών / University of Cyprus, Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences, 2019-01)Η παρούσα Διδακτορική Διατριβή πραγματεύεται το σχηματισμό και το χαρακτηρισμό πέντε κατηγοριών καλώς-ορισμένων δυναμικών ομοιοπολικών πολυμερικών πλεγμάτων (ΔΟΠΠ) διασταυρωμένων με δυναμικούς ομοιοπολικούς δεσμούς ...
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Doctoral Thesis Open Access
Σύνθεση, χαρακτηρισμός και διάσπαση πολυμερών βασισμένων σε αποικοδομήσιμους εκκινητές
(Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου, Σχολή Θετικών και Εφαρμοσμένων Επιστημών / University of Cyprus, Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences, 2010-07)Στα πλαίσια της παρούσας Διδακτορικής Διατριβής πραγματοποιήθηκε η σύνθεση αποικοδομήσιμων πολυμερών με δύο διαφορετικές αρχιτεκτονικές: αυτές των πολυμερικών πλεγμάτων διασυνδεδεμένων στα άκρα, και αυτές των υπερδιακλαδισμένων ...
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Doctoral Thesis Open Access
Σύνθεση, χαρακτηρισμός και εφαρμογές προτύπων πολυμερών μεγάλου πυρήνα διασταυρωμένων στο κέλυφος και αστεροειδών πολυμερών μεγάλου πυρήνα
(Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου, Σχολή Θετικών και Εφαρμοσμένων Επιστημών / University of Cyprus, Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences, 2008-05)Στη Διδακτορική αυτή Διατριβή παρασκευάστηκαν με τη μέθοδο πολυμερισμού μεταφοράς ομάδας εννέα σειρές δύο νέων πολυμερικών δομών βασισμένων στα μονομερή μεθακρυλικό μεθυλεστέρα, μεθακρυλικό 2-(διμεθυλαμινο) αιθυλεστέρα και ...