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Interpolymer complexes as new materials for biomedical applications
Author(s) -
Kabanov Victor A.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
makromolekulare chemie. macromolecular symposia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.257
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1521-3900
pISSN - 0258-0322
DOI - 10.1002/masy.19910480131
Subject(s) - branching (polymer chemistry) , polymer , polymer science , star polymer , materials science , polymer chemistry , bond cleavage , moment (physics) , nanotechnology , composite material , chemistry , organic chemistry , polymerization , physics , classical mechanics , catalysis
Polymer networks which can be “de‐crosslinked” in a controlled way, i.e. at a given moment and under chosen experimental conditions, have a number of potential applications such as temporary protective coatings and erodable bio‐materials. If the de‐crosslinking occurs by scission of bonds which differ from those that form the branching points of the network, soluble star‐shaped polymers are formed, the analysis of which gives information about the functionality of the branching points.