Side Chain Functionalization Using Coulombic Interactions

Side Chain Functionalization Using Coulombic Interactions [Pg.109]

Coulombic interactions are among the most widely encountered noncovalent interactions in polymeric systems that are rivaled only by hydrogen bonding and van der Waals interactions in their frequency (Paul and Antonietti 2003). The most important example of using coulombic interactions in materials science is in the field of ionomers, which are tailor-made materials. lonomers are widely used [Pg.109]

Unfortunately, the polymerizations of charged monomers are mostly uncontrolled, preventing the easy formation of block copolymers. Fang and Kennedy (2002) circumvented this problem by using a postpolymerization method to introduce the charge species onto one or more blocks of block copolymers that were synthesized using ATRP (Fig. 5.4c and d). [Pg.111]

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