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Nanogels as a Basis for Network Construction
Author(s) -
Dailing Eric,
Liu JianCheng,
Lewis Steven,
Stansbury Jeffery
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
macromolecular symposia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.257
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1521-3900
pISSN - 1022-1360
DOI - 10.1002/masy.201200109
Subject(s) - monomer , polymerization , shrinkage , inert , materials science , chemical engineering , polymer chemistry , radical polymerization , solvent , nanogel , polymer , chemistry , composite material , organic chemistry , nanotechnology , drug delivery , engineering
Summary Reactive nanogels with diverse chemical and physical compositions were synthesized using solution free radical polymerization. Conventional monomer resins show a reduction in polymerization shrinkage and stress as well as improved bond strength when nanogels are used as a filler. Nanogels dispersed in inert solvent at appropriate concentrations form macroscopic networks with chemical compositions that are not directly available from the starting monomers.