Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1403035 | European Polymer Journal | 2008 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
Anionic polymerization high vacuum techniques were employed for the synthesis of a diblock (PS-b-PtBuMA) and two triblock (PS-b-PtBuMA-b-PS) copolymers of polystyrene (PS) and poly(t-butyl methacrylate) (PtBuMA) bearing similar low molecular weight PS end-block(s). Dilute solution viscometry, as well as static and dynamic light scattering, were employed to assess whether the short PS end-blocks were able to promote association in t-amyl alcohol, a selective solvent for PtBuMA. The effect of macromolecular architecture on the association behavior of the copolymers was also examined.
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Authors
Nikolaos Kotsis, Ekaterini Siakali-Kioulafa, Marinos Pitsikalis,