Browsing by Subject "polymerization"
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Amphiphilic model conetworks based on cross-linked star copolymers of benzyl methacrylate and 2-(dimenthylamino)ethyl methacrylate: Synthesis, characterization, and DNA adsorption studies
(2006)Six amphiphilic model conetworks of a new structure, that of cross-linked "in-out" star copolymers, were synthesized by the group transfer polymerization (GTP) of the hydrophobic monomer benzyl methacrylate (BzMA) and the ...
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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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Cationic homopolymer model networks and star polymers: Synthesis by group transfer polymerization and characterization of the aqueous degree of swelling
(2000)A series of hydrophilic model networks based on homopolymers of a weak base were prepared using group transfer polymerization (GTP) and characterized in terms of their aqueous degree of swelling as a function of pH. This ...
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Controlled production of ZnO nanoparticles from zinc glycerolate in a sol-gel silica matrix
(2006)The controlled production of ZnO nanoparticles within an amorphous silica matrix is achieved using a new methodology consisting of four stages. First, precursor zinc glycerolate nanoparticles are produced within reversed ...
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Controlled synthesis of homopolymers and block copolymers based on 2-(acetoacetoxy)ethyl methacrylate via RAFT radical polymerisation
(2003)Reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) radical polymerisation enables to synthesise well-defined homopolymers and block copolymers based on 2-(acetoacetoxy)ethyl methacrylate, which are capable to strongly ...
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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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A dimethacrylate cross-linker cleavable under thermolysis or alkaline hydrolysis conditions: Synthesis, polymerization, and degradation
(2016)We develop a new platform based on 2,6-pyridinediethanol diesters for introducing polymer degradability under thermolysis or alkaline hydrolysis conditions, with the latter being rare in polymers. Such labile diesters can ...
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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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Investigation of the stability of polyelectrolyte multilayer coatings in open-tubular capillary electrochromatography using laser scanning confocal microscopy
(2005)A simple polyelectrolyte multilayer (PEM) coating procedure was used for the development of stable modified capillaries. PEM coatings were constructed in fused-silica capillaries using alternating rinses of cationic and ...
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Nanoscopic cationic methacrylate star homopolymers: Synthesis by group transfer polymerization, characterization and evaluation as transfection reagents
(2004)Seven star polymers with degrees of polymerization (DPs) of the arms from 10 to 100 and dimensions in the nanometer range were prepared using sequential group transfer polymerization of 2-(dimethylamino)-ethyl methacrylate ...
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Open-tubular capillary electrochromatography/electrospray ionization-mass spectrometry using polymeric surfactant as a stationary phase coating
(2004)We describe the use of the polymeric surfactant poly(sodium undecylenic sulfate) (poly-SUS) as a stationary phase coating in open-tubular capillary electrochromatog raphy (OT-CEC) coupled with electrospray ionization-mass ...
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Preparation and crystal structures of MnII, mixed-valent MnII/MnIII, and MnIII polymeric compounds
(2003)The preparation and crystal structures of three polymeric Mn compounds are reported. The comproportionation reaction between Mn(OAc)2·4H2O and KMnO4 in MeOH-AcOH (2:3) leads to isolation of {[Mn(OH)(OAc)2]·AcOH·H2O}n (1). ...
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Randomly cross-linked homopolymer networks: Synthesis by group transfer polymerization in solution and characterization of the aqueous degree of swelling
(2001)Randomly cross-linked homopolymer networks of 2-(dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate (DMAEMA) of various average degrees of polymerization (DPs) between cross-links were synthesized by group transfer polymerization (GTP) in ...
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Remote functionalization of C60 with enantiomerically pure cyclo-[2]-malonate tethers bearing C12 and C14 spacers: Synthetic access to bisadducts of C60 with the inherently chiral trans-3 addition pattern
(2013)In this Article, we describe the synthesis of two optically pure diols bearing a 1,2-diol moiety masked as an isopropylidene acetal group and long alkyl chains comprised of 12 and 14 carbon atoms, respectively. The synthetic ...
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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 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 electrolytic amphiphilic model networks based on cross-linked star polymers: Effect of star architecture
(2002)Amphiphilic model networks of a new structure, that of cross-linked "in-out" star copolymers, were synthesized by a one-pot preparation using group-transfer polymerization. The networks comprised hydrophobic methyl ...
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Synthesis and characterization of novel networks with nano-engineered structures: Cross-linked star homopolymers
(2001)Group transfer polymerization was used for the one-pot preparation of a network structure comprising cross-linked star homopolymers. The structure contains many dangling chains (constituting the arms of the primary stars), ...
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Synthesis of 2-(4H-1,2,6-thiadiazin-4-ylidene)malononitriles
(2014)The base-free TiCl4-mediated condensation of 3,5-disubstituted-4H-1,2,6-thiadiazin-4-ones 8 with malononitrile affords 20 difficult to access (3,5-disubstituted-4H-1,2,6-thiadiazin-4-ylidene)malononitriles 7. The reaction ...
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Synthesis, characterization and evaluation of amphiphilic diblock copolymer emulsifiers based on methoxy hexa(ethylene glycol) methacrylate and benzyl methacrylate
(2004)Linear, amphiphilic diblock copolymers based on the nonionic, hydrophilic monomer methoxy hexa(ethylene glycol) methacrylate (HEGMA) and the hydrophobic monomer benzyl methacrylate (BzMA) of different molecular weights and ...