Browsing by Subject "Polymer blends"
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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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Amphiphilic single and double networks: a small-angle X-ray scattering investigation
(2016)We investigated the microphase-separated morphologies of water-swollen amphiphilic single and double polymer networks using small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS). The networks consist of (i) a first conetwork containing ...
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A degradable atom transfer radical polymerization inimer: Synthesis, polymerization, and cleavage of the resulting polymer products
(2017)A novel degradable inimer for atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP), 2-(6-(2-((2-bromo-2-methylpropanoyl)oxy)ethyl)pyridin-2-yl)ethyl methacrylate (PyDEBrMΑ), was synthesized by the two-step esterification of ...
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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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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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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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Hydrophilic cationic star homopolymers based on a novel diethanol-n-methylamine dimethacrylate cross-linker for sirna transfection: Synthesis, characterization, and evaluation
(2011)Four cationic hydrophilic star homopolymers based on the novel hydrophilic, positively ionizable cross-linker bis(methacryloyloxyethyl)methylamine (BMEMA) were synthesized using sequential group transfer polymerization ...
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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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Preparation and nonlinear optical response of novel palladium-containing micellar nanohybrids
(2011)The synthesis and characterization of novel micellar nanohybrids with controllable sizes consisting of palladium nanosized core and covered by well-defined poly(lauryl methacrylate)-block-poly(2-(acetoacetoxy)ethyl ...
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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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Size-dependent charge transfer in blends of Pbs quantum dots with a low-gap silicon-bridged copolymer
(2013)The photophysics of bulk heterojunctions of a high-performance, low-gap silicon-bridged dithiophene polymer with oleic acid capped PbS quantum dots (QDs) are studied to assess the material potential for light harvesting ...
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Stimuli-Responsive amphiphilic polyelectrolyte heptablock copolymer physical hydrogels: An unusual ph-response
(2012)An amphiphilic cationic polyelectrolyte based on poly[2-(dimethylamino) ethyl methacrylate] (polyDMA) and poly(n-butyl methacrylate) (polyBuMA) with a BuMA-DMA-BuMA-DMA-BuMA-DMA-BuMA heptablock copolymer architecture was ...
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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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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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Symmetrical polymer systems prepared using a degradable bifunctional atom transfer radical polymerization initiator: Synthesis, characterization, and cleavage
(2017)Linear (co)polymers and dimethacrylate-end-linked polymer networks of methyl methacrylate with 2-(dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate, cleavable in the middle of the polymer chain, either under thermolysis or alkaline hydrolysis ...
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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 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 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 ...