ABA-type block copolymers having a random block of hydrophobic and hydrophilic monomers and methods of making same

Invention: ABA-type block copolymers having a random block of hydrophobic and hydrophilic monomers and methods of making same

Year	Description
2000	Invention patented by Mingjun Liu, Damian Hajduk, Jean M. Frechet, Ezat Khoshdel, Ralph B. Nielsen, and Dominique Charmot on October 2nd, 2000. Abstract: Block copolymers are prepared by living-type or semi-living type free radical polymerization, with said copolymers having at least one random block comprised of at least one hydrophobic monomer and at least one hydrophilic monomer. The selection of hydrophobic and hydrophilic monomers in the random block is determined by the relative hydrophobicity of the monomers to impart selected solubility or dispersability in water and/or alcohols of the overall block copolymer.
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