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Stimuli-responsive molecular brushes
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In this paper, the authors review the general aspects of molecular brushes and polymeric responsive systems and highlight the rational approaches to induce stimuli-responsiveness in molecular brush systems, which are unique for molecular brushes since these conformational changes can be restricted to a single molecule.About:
This article is published in Progress in Polymer Science.The article was published on 2010-01-01. It has received 592 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Polymer brush.read more
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Atom transfer radical polymerization synthesis and photoresponsive solution behavior of spiropyran end‐functionalized polymers as simplistic molecular probes
TL;DR: In this article, a photochromic benzospiropyran (BSP) end-group was synthesized by atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP), and a photochroism characterized by the UV-induced transition from BSP to benzomerocyanine (BMC) in acetonitrile.
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Synthesis of basic molecular brushes: ATRP of 4-vinylpyridine in organic media
TL;DR: In this article, a poly(2-bromopropionyloxy)ethyl methacrylate (PBPEM) was used as macroinitiator in the synthesis of molecular brushes with poly(4-vinylpyridine) side chains, (P(BPEM-g-4VP).
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Methods of controlled radical polymerization for the synthesis of polymer brushes
TL;DR: In this article, methods for the synthesis of polymer (molecular) brushes via various controlled-radical-polymerization approaches are considered and their properties are analyzed, and special attention is paid to atom-transfer radical polymerization, which is most frequently used for these purposes.
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Sequence Effects on Properties of the Poly(p-phenylene terephthalamide)-based Macroinitiators and their Comb-like Copolymers Grafted by Polystyrene Side Chains
TL;DR: In this paper, two poly(p-phenylene terephthalamide) (PPTA)-based macroinitiators with random and alternate sequences were obtained via copolycondensation of 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidinyl-1-oxy (TEMPO)-functionalized tereylon chloride, and p-phenylenediamine.
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Thermoresponsive Polyphosphazene‐Based Molecular Brushes by Living Cationic Polymerization
TL;DR: A temperature triggered self-assembly is observed to give stable colloidal aggregates with dimensions in the region of 100-300 nm, which can be easily tailored by choice of side-substituent to suit the required application.
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Living free-radical polymerization by reversible addition - Fragmentation chain transfer: The RAFT process
John Chiefari,Y. K. Chong,Frances Ercole,Julia Krstina,Justine Leigh Jeffery,Tam P. T. Le,Roshan T. A. Mayadunne,Gordon Francis Meijs,Catherine Louise Moad,Graeme Moad,Ezio Rizzardo,San H. Thang +11 more
TL;DR: The authors proposed a reversible additive-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) method for living free-radical polymerization, which can be used with a wide range of monomers and reaction conditions and in each case it provides controlled molecular weight polymers with very narrow polydispersities.
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Environment-sensitive hydrogels for drug delivery
Yong Qiu,Kinam Park +1 more
TL;DR: Development of environmentally sensitive hydrogels with a wide array of desirable properties can be made is a formidable challenge, however, if the achievements of the past can be extrapolated into the future, it is highly likely that responsive hydrogelWith such properties can been made.