Controlled synthesis of poly[(butyl methacrylate)‐co‐(butyl acrylate)] via activator regenerated by electron transfer atom transfer radical polymerization: insights and improvement. Issue 5 (20th January 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Payne, Kevin A; Van Steenberge, Paul HM; D'hooge, Dagmar R; Reyniers, Marie‐Françoise; Marin, Guy B; Hutchinson, Robin A; Cunningham, Michael F
• Is Part Of: Polymer international. Volume 63:Issue 5(2014:May)
• Page Start: 848
• Page End: 857
• Publication Date: 2014-01-20
• Subjects: Plastics -- Periodicals; Polymers -- Periodicals; Polymerization -- Periodicals; 547.7
• DOI: 10.1002/pi.4678
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0959-8103

Abstract

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