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Graft copolymers with poly(ethylene oxide) segments
Author(s) -
Neugebauer Dorota
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
polymer international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.592
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1097-0126
pISSN - 0959-8103
DOI - 10.1002/pi.2342
Subject(s) - copolymer , macromonomer , ethylene oxide , grafting , materials science , side chain , polymer science , polymer chemistry , poly ethylene , oxide , nanotechnology , ethylene , polymer , chemistry , organic chemistry , catalysis , composite material , metallurgy
Graft copolymers containing poly(ethylene oxide) as side chains attached to the backbone have attracted significant interest because of their unique properties. They have expanded a class of materials important for science and biomedicine. This review article describes a variety of synthetic procedures, i.e. directly by the macromonomer method or by the ‘grafting from’ technique as well as indirect routes via a polymeric precursor. The uses of these graft copolymers in numerous applications are presented to show their versatile nature and their potential. Copyright © 2007 Society of Chemical Industry