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Excellent Stability in Water of Single‐Chain Nanoparticles against Chain Scission by Sonication
Author(s) -
GonzálezBurgos Marina,
González Edurne,
Pomposo José A.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
macromolecular rapid communications
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.348
H-Index - 154
eISSN - 1521-3927
pISSN - 1022-1336
DOI - 10.1002/marc.201700675
Subject(s) - chain scission , bond cleavage , sonication , polymer , nanoparticle , degradation (telecommunications) , chemical engineering , polymer chemistry , materials science , chain (unit) , chemistry , nanotechnology , composite material , organic chemistry , chromatography , catalysis , computer science , engineering , telecommunications , physics , astronomy
In this study the superior stability against degradation induced by ultrasound irradiation of water‐soluble single‐chain polymer nanoparticles when compared to their parent precursor polymers is reported, and a loop scission mechanism in support of such behavior is suggested.