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They also synthesized polymeric iniferters containing the disulfide moiety in the main chain [149,150]. As shown in Eq. (30),polyphosphonamide,which was prepared by the polycondensation reaction of phenyl phosphoric dichloride with piperadine, was allowed to react with carbon disulfide in the presence of triethylamine, followed by oxidative coupling to yield the polymeric iniferter 32. These polymeric iniferters were used for the synthesis of block copolymers with St or MMA, with the composition and block lengths controlled by the ratio of the concentration of the polymeric iniferter to the monomer or by conversion. The block copolymers of polyphosphonamide with poly(St) or poly(MMA) were found to have improved flame resistance characteristics. 

EFFECT OF POLY (DIMETHYL SILOXANE) BLOCK LENGTHS ON RESOLUTION CAPABILITIES... 

We have shown that polymeric micelles constmcted of block copolymers of poly(ethylene oxide) (PEG) and poly(L-asparate) containing the anticancer dmg (adriamycin, ADR) selectively accumulate at solid tumor sites by a passive targeting mechanism. This is likely due to the hydrophilicity of the outer PEG chains and micellar size (<100 nm) that allow selective tissue interactions [17,18]. Polymeric micelle size ranges are tailored during polymer synthesis steps. Carefully selection of block polymer chemistry and block lengths can produce micelles that inhibit nonselective scavenging by the reticuloendothelial system (RES) and can be utilized as targetable dmg... 

It turned out that for all the polymeric amphiphiles of the (EO) -(PO)m-(EO) type there was an increase in enantioselectivity compared with the reaction without amphiphile. Moreover, the ratio of the length of the (PO) block compared with the (EO) block seemed to determine enantioselectivity and activity and not the cmc (critical micelle concentration). A (PO) block length of 56 units works best with different length of the (EO)n block in this type of hydrogenation [30]. for the work-up of the experiments, G. Oehme et al. used the extraction method, but initial experiments failed and the catalyst could not be recycled that way. To solve this problem the authors applied a membrane reactor in combination with the amphiphile (EO)37-(PO)5g-(EO)37 (Tab. 6.1, entry 9) [31]. By doing so, the poly-mer/Rh-catalyst was retained and could be reused several times without loss of activity and enantioselectivity by more than 99%. 

Polyethylene oxide)-poly(propylene oxide)-poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO-PPO-PEO) (Pluronic) block copolymer is a very efficient reducing agent and nanoparticle stabilizer. Au NPs of about 10 nm can be stabilized with PEO-PPO-PEO block copolymer solutions in water and at room temperature and using HAuC14 as precursor. The formation of gold nanoparticles is controlled by the overall molecular weight and relative block length of the block copolymer [118]. 

The dependence of the cmc on the length of the insoluble block and its poly-dispersity was calculated, and reasonable agreement with experimental results for the PS-PI/hexadecane (Price etal. 1987) and PS-poly(sodium acrylate)/water systems (Astafieva et al. 1993) were obtained.The cmc was found to decrease as the polydispersity increased, in agreement with the calculations of Linse discussed above.The fraction of dispersed chains and molecular weight distributions of the dispersed chain and the micelles were found to be influenced by the dependence of the cmc of each component in the polydisperse mixture on the insoluble block length (Gao and Eisenberg 1993). 

Fig. 5.21 The effect of PEO and PBO block lengths on the extent of chain folding of the PEO block in the equilibrium states of crystalline PEO,.PBO copolymers (o) unfolded, ( ) one fold, ( ) two folds, ( ) three folds (Mai et al. 1997). The dashed curves approximately delineate the four regions. The data points at m = 0 indicate the equilibrium state (unfolded) of low-molar-mass poly(oxyethylene)s.

Scheme 12. First, quantitative addition of to-furan functionalized PIB (A ), obtained from a simple reaction between living PIB and 2-BusSnFu, to living PIB (A) could be achieved in Hex/CH2Cl2 (40/60 v/v) at -80 °C in conjunction with TiCl4. The resulting living coupled PIB-Fu+-PIB was successfully employed for the subsequent chain ramification polymerization of MeVE. This technique has its unique ability to control A and A block length independently. Pure poly(IB-s-IB -s-MeVE) three-arm star-block copolymer was obtained upon purification of the crude product by column chromatography [87].

Fig. 2 Response of various PECs (first polyelectrolytes in initial solutions) to subsequent addition of salt a particle mass Mw b particle radius am (corrected for polydispersity, obeying the relation Mw=(4/r/3) p am3), c structure density p 1( ) - NaPSS/PDADMAC, X=0.3, 2(0) - NaPSS/PDADMAC, X=0.6, 3(B) - DADMAC-acrylamide copolymer (47 mol% DADMAC)/NaPMA X=0.6, 4(V) - DHP2 (block copolymer of poly(2-acry-lamido-2-methyl-1-propanesulfonic acid) and poly(ethylene glycol), PEG block length 10 kda)/PDADMAC, X=0.6,1-4 addition of NaCl, 5(A) - DADMAC-acrylamide copolymer (47 mol% DADMAC)/Na-PMA, X=0.6, addition of CaCl2...

Scheme 5.13. The rate of reaction of Frechet-type dendritic wedges with poly(ethylene oxide) [PEO] and poly(ethylene glycol) [PEG] was determined to increase dendron generation and block length increased.

Soft blocks are composed of linear, dihydroxy poly ethers or polyesters with molecular weights between 600 and 3000. In a typical polymerization of a thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer, the macroglycol is end capped with the full amount of aromatic diisocyanate required in the final composition. Subsequently, the end-capped prepolymer and excess diisocyanate mixture reacts further with the required stoichiometric amount of monomeric diol to complete the reaction. The diol links the prepolymer segments together while excess diol and diisocyanate form short hard-block sements, leading to the (AB)n structure illustrated in Figure 1. Block lengths in (AB)n polymers are frequently much shorter than those in anionically synthesized ABA block copolymers. 

Terreau O, Luo L et al (2003) Effect of poly(acrylic acid) block length distribution on polystyrene-b-poly(acrylic acid) aggregates in solution. 1. Vesicles. Langmuir 19 5601-5607... 

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