Block macromolecule

Tong J.D. and Jerome R., Dependence of the ultimate tensile strength of thermoplastic elastomers of the triblock type on the molecular weight between chain entanglements of the central block. Macromolecules, 33, 1479, 2000. 

Non-repeating atom or non-repeating group of atoms between blocks in a block macromolecule. 

Block macromolecule composed of stereoregular, and possibly some non-stereoregular, blocks. 

A block copolymer is composed of block macromolecules in which adjacent linear blocks are constitutionally diflFerent, i.e. adjacent blocks comprise constitutional units derived from diflFerent species of monomers or from the same species of monomer but with diflFerent composition or sequence distribution of constitutional units. 

Yang, Z., Karasz, E., and Geise, H. J. 1993. Intrinsically soluble copolymers with well-defined alternating substituted p-phenylenevinylene and ethylene oxide blocks. Macromolecules 26 6570-6575. 

Balsara NP, Tirrell M, Lodge TP. 1991. Micelle formation of BAB triblock copolymers in solvents that preferentially dissolve the A block. Macromolecules 24 1975 1986. 

Li, S.M., Rashkov, L, Espartero, J.L., Manolova, N and Vert, M., 1996, Synthesis, Characterization, and Hydrolytic Degradation of PLA-PEO-PLA Triblock Copolymers widi Long Poly(L-lactic acid) Blocks, Macromolecules 29 57... 

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Gitsov, I. Frechet, J.M.J. Novel nanoscopic architectures. Linear-hlobular ABA copolymers with polyether dendrimers as A blocks and polystyrene as B block. Macromolecules 1994,27 (25), 7309. 

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Holappa, S., Raresoja, M., Shan, J. and Tenhu, H. (2002) Solution properties of linear and branched block copolymers consisting of acidic and PEO blocks. Macromolecules, 35, 4733-4738. 

Katsampas I, Tsitsilianis C (2005) Hierarchical self-organization of ABC terpolymer constituted of a long polyelectrolyte end-capped by different hydrophobic blocks. Macromolecules 38 1307-1314... 

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Tu, GJj., Li, H.B., Eorster, M. et al. (2006) Conjugated triblock copolymers containing both electron-donor and electron-acceptOT blocks. Macromolecules, 39,4327. 

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