Grafting Density Governs the Thermoresponsive Behavior of P(OEGMA-<i>co</i>-RMA) Statistical Copolymers
İrem Akar, Robert A. Keogh, Lewis D. Blackman, Jeffrey C. Foster, Robert T. Mathers, Rachel K. O’Reilly
Abstract
on comonomer chemistry implies that a broad range of functional, thermoresponsive materials can be prepared based on OEGMA by simply tuning grafting density.
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