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Tailoring polymer dispersity and shape of molecular weight distributions: methods and applications

The width and shape of molecular weight distributions can significantly affect the properties of polymeric materials and thus are key parameters to control. This mini-review aims to critically summarise recent approaches developed to tailor molecular weight distributions and highlights the strengths...

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Autores principales: Whitfield, Richard, Truong, Nghia P., Messmer, Daniel, Parkatzidis, Kostas, Rolland, Manon, Anastasaki, Athina
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Royal Society of Chemistry 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7844732/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33552458
http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c9sc03546j
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Sumario:The width and shape of molecular weight distributions can significantly affect the properties of polymeric materials and thus are key parameters to control. This mini-review aims to critically summarise recent approaches developed to tailor molecular weight distributions and highlights the strengths and limitations of each technique. Special emphasis will also be given to applications where tuning the molecular weight distribution has been used as a strategy to not only enhance polymer properties but also to increase the fundamental understanding behind complex mechanisms and phenomena.