| Literature DB >> 21278815 |
Longxi Xiao1, Chao Liu, Jiahua Zhu, Darrin J Pochan, Xinqiao Jia.
Abstract
Amphiphlic block copolymers consisting of hydrophilic, poly(acrylic acid) randomly decorated with acrylate groups and hydrophobic, rubbery poly(n-butyl acrylate) self-assembled into well-defined micelles with an average diameter of ~21 nm. Radical polymerization of acrylamide in the presence of the crosslinkable micelles gave rise to hybrid, elastomeric hydrogels whose mechancial properties can be readily tuned by varying the BCM concentration.Entities:
Year: 2010 PMID: 21278815 PMCID: PMC3027150 DOI: 10.1039/C0SM00511H
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Soft Matter ISSN: 1744-683X Impact factor: 3.679