Segewicz L., Petrowsky M. (Eds.) Polymer Aging, Stabilizers and Amphiphilic Block Copolymers

Nova Science Publishers, 2010, 373 pages, ISBN: 1606929283Double e hydrophilic block copolymers (DHBCs) constitute a novel class of water-soluble macromolecules with potential utilisation in a wide range of applications. In this book, the current developments in the field of double hydrophilic block copolymers are discussed. In particular, synthetic strategies leading to the preparation of DHBCs are described. Moreover, their aqueous solution behaviour is examined in respect to their ability to self assemblage, due to changes in the solution temperature, and/or pH, as well as due to complexation. This book also reviews the contribution of soluble polymer-supported ligands and insoluble polymer-supported ligands to asymmetric catalysis in various fields by means of nitrogen containing ligands complex with metal as asymmetric catalyst. Furthermore, the authors propose new surfactants or alternative synthetic procedures, and new stabilisation systems for polymeric nanoparticles. Other chapters in this book examine the effects of physical ageing near the surface region of glass polymers, the application of Hindered Amine Stabilisers (HAS) as a state-of-the-art approach to protection of carbon-chain polymers, the molecular self-assembly of block copolymers and recent developments in the field of various amphiphilic block copolymers, and future perspectives in the field of DHBCs regarding general polymer science and nanotechnology issues.Research and Review and Studies Induced Self-Assembly of Diblock Copolymers
A Novel Thermosensitive Composite Hydrogel Based on Poly(Ethylene Glycol)-Poly(Ε-Caprolactone)-Poly (Ethylene Glycol) (PECE) Copolymer and Pluronic F127
Nitrogen-Containing Ligands Anchored onto Polymers as Catalyst Stabilizer for Catalytic Enantioselective Reactions
Small Molecule Stabilization: A Novel Concept for the Stabilization of Small Inorganic Nanoparticles
Molecular Implications in the Solubilization of the Antibacterial Agent Triclocarban by Means of
Branched Poly (Ethylene Oxide)-Poly (Propylene Oxide) Polymeric Micelles
Siloxane-Containing Compounds as Polymer Stabilizers
Amphiphilic Block Copolymers: Potent Efflux Pump Inhibitors for Drug Delivery and Cancer Therapy
The Absence of Physical Aging Effects in the Surface Region of Glassy Polymers
Current Developments in Double Hydrophilic Block Copolymers
Thermo-Oxidation Stability of Poly (Butylene Terephthalate) and Catalyst Composition
Hindered Amine Stabilizers as Sources of Markers of the Heterogeneous Photooxidation /
Photostabilization of Carbon Chain Polymers