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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"Polymer colloids."”.
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Synthesis and Crystallization of Anisotropic Polymer Colloids
Using seeded emulsion polymerization, methods are presented to synthesize polymer colloids with chemical and shape anisotropy. Two types of particles consisting of interpenetrating spheres, or dicolloids, are synthesized with length scales varying from approximately 300 nm to roughly 1.2 microm. …
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Superpara- and paramagnetic polymer colloids by miniemulsion processes
Polymerverkapselte magnetische Nanopartikel versprechen, in der Zukunft sehr erfolgreich bei Anwendungen in der Biologie und der Medizin eingesetzt werden zu können z. B. in der Krebstherapie und als Kontrastmittel bei der magnetischen Kernspinresonanztomographie. Diese Arbeit zeigt, dass durch die …
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Soft Compartmentalized Polymer Colloids: Janus Particles, Multicompartment Structures, Inorganic-Organic Hybrids and Applications
Compartmentalized polymer-based colloids with nanoscopic dimensions and different topologies were prepared based on various block copolymer architectures. The polymers were prepared via anionic polymerization or a controlled radical polymerization technique (RAFT). Self-assembly both in solution …
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Organic macromolecular architectures for non-aqueous redox flow batteries
… work presented is focused on the development of polymers and polymer architectures to create redox active materials. Here we attempt to produce an all-organic polymer battery in solution state using inexpensive Celgard separators to compete with experiencing large crossover. Our first example of …
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The Rheology of Anionic Aqueous Polyurethane Dispersions
… structure, which lies somewhere between that of polymer chains and traditional colloidal particles. In this fundamental study, we attempt to characterize and understand the flow behavior of these unique electrostatically stabilized polymer colloids from a colloidal perspective. We examine the …
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Ring-opening Metathesis Polymerization for the Creation of Responsive Colloids and Surfaces
Ring-opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP) is a well-controlled living polymerization method and has been widely used to synthesize various polymer materials. This thesis investigates the use of ROMP in the creation of responsive materials, including photonic polymer colloids and …
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Investigating the Process-Structure-Property Relationships in Vat Photopolymerization to Enable Fabrication of Performance Polymers
Vat photopolymerization's (VP) use in large-scale industrial manufacturing is limited due to poor scalability, and limited catalogue of engineering polymers. The challenges in scalability stem from an inherent process paradox: the feature resolution, part size, and manufacturing throughput cannot …
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Polymer hydrogel nanoparticles and their networks
… by chemically crosslinking collapsed HPC polymer chains in water-surfactant (dodecyltrimethylammonium bromide) dispersion above the lower critical solution temperature (LCST) of the HPC. The size distributions of microgel particles, measured by dynamic light scattering, have been …
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The preparation and characterization of thermo-sensitive colored hydrogel film and surfactant-free porous polystyrene three-dimensional network.
Polymer hydrogel films change their properties in response to environmental change. This remarkable phenomenon results in many potential applications of polymer hydrogel films. In this thesis colored thermo-sensitive poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAAm) hydrogel film was prepared by firstly …
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Polymer Gels: Kinetics, Dynamics Studies and Their Applications as Biomaterials
The polymer gels especially hydrogels have a very special structure and useful features such as unusual volume phase transition, compatibility with biological systems, and sensitivity to environmental stimuli (temperature, pH value, electric field, light and more), which lead to many potential …
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Advancing Elastomers to Additive Manufacturing Through Tailored Photochemistry and Latex Design
… which are not addressed by traditional polymeric materials. Vat photopolymerization (VP) represents a leading AM platform which yields high geometric resolution, surface finish, and isotropic mechanical properties. However, this process requires low viscosity (<20 Pa·s) photocurable …