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Polymerase Chain Reaction as an Efficient Tool for the Preparation of Block Copolymers
Author(s) -
Safak M.,
Alemdaroglu F. E.,
Li Y.,
Ergen E.,
Herrmann A.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.200700240
Subject(s) - copolymer , nucleic acid , materials science , chain (unit) , polymer , polystyrene , polypropylene , polyethylene glycol , polymer science , block (permutation group theory) , polymer chemistry , nanotechnology , organic chemistry , chemistry , biochemistry , physics , astronomy , composite material , geometry , mathematics
Generation of well‐defined DNA block copolymers with an extended nucleic acid segment (see figure) is achieved by employing the polymerase chain reaction. Characteristics of these di‐ and triblock architectures are the extremely high molecular weights and the monidispersity of the biological segment. As organic polymers, polyethylene glycol, polypropylene oxide, polystyrene, and poly( N ‐isopropylacrylamide) are combined with DNA.