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Complexation of the initiator and/or modification with cocatalysts or activators affords greater polymerization activity (11). Many of the patented processes for commercially available polymers such as poly(MVE) employ BE etherate (12), although vinyl ethers can be polymerized with a variety of acidic compounds, even those unable to initiate other cationic polymerizations of less reactive monomers such as isobutene. Examples are protonic acids (13), Ziegler-Natta catalysts (14), and actinic radiation (15,16). 

Miller, R. A., Brady, J. M., and Cutright, D. E., Degradation rates of oral resorbable implants (polylactates and poly-glycolates) Rate modification with changes in PLA/PGA copolymer ratios, J. Biomed. Mater. Res., 11, 711, 1977. 

Zinc sulfide, with its wide band gap of 3.66 eV, has been considered as an excellent electroluminescent (EL) material. The electroluminescence of ZnS has been used as a probe for unraveling the energetics at the ZnS/electrolyte interface and for possible application to display devices. Fan and Bard [127] examined the effect of temperature on EL of Al-doped self-activated ZnS single crystals in a persulfate-butyronitrile solution, as well as the time-resolved photoluminescence (PL) of the compound. Further [128], they investigated the PL and EL from single-crystal Mn-doped ZnS (ZnS Mn) centered at 580 nm. The PL was quenched by surface modification with U-treated poly(vinylferrocene). The effect of pH and temperature on the EL of ZnS Mn in aqueous and butyronitrile solutions upon reduction of per-oxydisulfate ion was also studied. EL of polycrystalline chemical vapor deposited (CVD) ZnS doped with Al, Cu-Al, and Mn was also observed with peaks at 430, 475, and 565 nm, respectively. High EL efficiency, comparable to that of singlecrystal ZnS, was found for the doped CVD polycrystalline ZnS. In all cases, the EL efficiency was about 0.2-0.3%. 

The use of organic polymers as conductors and semiconductors in the electronics industry has led to a huge research effort in poly(thiophenes), with a focus on the modification of their electronic properties so that they can behave as both hole and electron conductors. Casado and co-workers [60] have performed combined experimental and theoretical research using Raman spectroscopy on a variety of fluorinated molecules based on oligomers of thiophene, an example of one is shown in Figure 7. 

Teramura Y, Iwata H (2011) Improvement of graft survival by surface modification with poly (ethylene glycol)-lipid and urokinase in intraportal islet transplantation. Transplantation 91 271-278... 

Modifications with Thiol Groups. Mercapto or thio groups often have powerful physiological activity and have been claimed to be useful as radiation protective groups. These groups have been introduced into poly(vinyl alcohol) in a variety of ways. 

One of the time honored polymer modification reactions resulting in heterocyclic polymer formation is reaction of a poly(diene) with maleic anhydride or a maleimide (B-64MI11100). Two modification techniques have, in general, been employed—one catalyzed or initiated, the other not. Although most reports deal with modifications using maleic anhydride, A-alkylmaleimides are reported to behave in a completely analogous fashion. 

A.-J. Wang, J.-J. Xu, Q. Zhang and H.-Y. Chen, The use of poly(dime-thylsiloxane) surface modification with gold nanoparticles for the microchip electrophoresis, Talanta, 69 (2006) 210-215. 

Wijers, M.C., Jin, M., Wessling, M. and Strathmann, H. (1998) Supported liquid membranes modification with sulfonated poly(ether ether ketone) - permeability selectivity and stability Journal of Membrane Science, 147, 117. 

Crystalline poly(oxymethylenes) with peculiar morphologies were produced via y-initiated topochemical polymerization of trioxane. Depending on the crystal modification of the trioxane, porous poly(oxymethylene) crystals, showing cylind-... 

The main interest of this work concerns the question whether the reaction conditions can also be applied to the block copolymers. The experiments showed that no modifications of the reaction conditions had to be made. Two polystyrene-block-1,2-poly butadiene with a PS/PB ration of 89/11 and a molecular weight of55 000 g/mol for PSPB I and 118 000 g/mol for PSPBII were used as starting materials. High conversion as well as no change in polydispersity is found for both polymers (Table I). This ratio will lead to a lamellar morphology of the block copolymers if phase separation occurs. 

Figure 7.9. Change in resonant oscillation frequency of a piezoelectric transducer (a) with, and (b) without poly(A) immobilized to the surface. Step 1 is surface modification with copolymer, Step 2 is poly(A) immobilization, and Step 3 is hybridization to target poly(U).10 [Reprinted, with permission, from N. C. Fawcett, J. A. Evans, L.-C. Chien, and N. Flowers, Anal. Lett. 21, 1988, 1099-1114. Nucleic Acid Hybridization Detected by Piezoelectric Resonance . Copyright 1988 by Marcel Dekker, Inc.]...

The enzymatic treatment of chitosan in the presence of tyrosinase and phenol derivatives produced new materials based on chitosan.91 During the reaction, unstable o-quinones were formed, followed by the reaction with the amino group of chitosan to give the modified chitosan. The tyrosinase-catalyzed modification of chitosan with phenols dramatically altered rheological and surface properties of chitosan. The modification with chlorogenic acid onto chitosan conferred the water solubility of chitosan under basic conditions.92 A new water-resistant adhesive was developed by the tyrosinase-catalyzed reaction of 3,4-dihydroxyphenethylamine and chitosan.93 Poly(4-hydroxystyrene) was modified with aniline by using tyrosinase catalyst.94 The incorporated ratio of aniline into the polymer was very low (1.3%). 

To mimic the macromolecular-based ECM in biological tissue, the cell adhesion and proliferation properties of hydrogels are critical parameters. However, various hydrogels that originate from natural resources, such as alginate [87], chitosan [88, 89], and hyaluronic acid [90], and that are synthetically created, such as poly (7V-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAAm) [91], PEO [92], PVA [93], and poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) [94], show a poor cellular viability without modification with cell adhesive proteins or peptides, such as collagen, laminin, fibronectin, and the RGD (Arg-Gly-Asp) sequence. 

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