Amphiphilic polymer co-networks: synthesis, properties, modelling and applications

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Foreword --
Preface --
Chapter 1 Thirty Years of Amphiphilic Polymer Co-networks 1 --
1.1 Introduction --
1.2 Historical Overview --
1.3 Chapter Previews --
1.3.1 Synthesis --
1.3.2 Properties --
1.3.3 Modelling --
1.3.4 Applications --
1.4 Further Work in the APCN Field --
1.5 Conclusions and Outlook --
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Chapter 2 Poly(N-vinylimidazole)-based Nanostructured Amphiphilic Polymer Co-networks 15 --
2.1 Introduction --
2.2 Poly(N-vinylimidazole)-based Hydrogels 2.3 Synthesis of Methacrylate-telechelic Macromonomers, PVIm Homopolymer and PVIm-based Co-networks --
2.4 The Unusual Reactivity of Methacrylate-telechelic Macro-crosslinkers in Radical Copolymerisation With N-Vinylimidazole for Co-network Syntheses --
2.5 Bicontinuous Nanophase Separated Morphology of PVIm-based Co-networks in a Broad Composition Range --
2.6 Thermal Behaviour, Decomposition and Stability --
2.7 Amphiphilic Swelling Properties and pH-responsive Behaviour --
2.8 PVIm-l-PTHF Co-networks as Nanoreactors: Nanohybrid Formation and Application Possibilities 2.9 Conclusion and Future Perspectives --
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Chapter 3 Designing Multi-component Biodegradable/Biocompatible Amphiphilic Polymer Co-networks for Biomedical Applications 47 --
3.1 Introduction --
3.2 General Strategies for APCN Synthesis --
3.2.1 Different Functional Pre-polymers for the Synthesis of Degradable Multi-component APCNs --
3.2.2 Degradable Multi-component APCNs by Sequential Controlled Polymerisation --
3.2.3 Biodegradable APCNs by Sequential Condensation Reactions 3.2.4 Biodegradable APCNs from Biodegradable Copolymers Prepared by Radical Ring-opening Copolymerisation --
3.2.5 Reaction of Polymer Chain Ends With Reactive Small Molecules or Multi-functional Polymers --
3.2.6 Synthesis of Degradable APCNs by the Reaction Between a Linear Polymer Containing Reactive Termini and a Multi-functional Crosslinker or Functional Polymer --
3.2.7 Synthesis of Degradable Multi-component APCNs of PCL, PDMA, PMMA and Polysaccharide by the Sequential Nucleophilic Substitution Reaction Between a Polymer Containing Reactive Termini and a Multi-functional Crosslinker 3.3 Degradation Behaviour and Applications of Selected APCNs --
3.4 Comparison Between APCN Gels and Hydrogels --
3.5 Future Scope in Biomedical Applications --
3.6 Conclusions --
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Chapter 4 Cleavable Dimethacrylate-end-linked Amphiphilic Polymer Co-networks Prepared Using Degradable, Hemiacetal Ester Group-containing Bifunctional Initiators 77 --
4.1 Introduction --
4.2 Experimental Section --
4.2.1 Synthesis of the Degradable Bifunctional Initiators and the Degradable APCNs --
4.2.2 Co-network Degradation Kinetics via Small-angle Neutron Scattering (SANS)