Bottom-up Design of Model Network Elastomers and Hydrogels from Precise Star Polymers
Read the full article here: Polym. Chem., 2019, DOI: 10.1039/C9PY00731H We introduce a platform for the simultaneous design of model network hydrogels and bulk elastomers based on well-defined water-soluble star polymers with a low glass transition temperature (Tg). This platform is enabled via the development of a synthetic route to a new family of 4-arm star polymers based on water-soluble poly(triethylene glycol methyl ether acrylate) (p(mTEGA)), which after quantitative i