@article { ISI:000298198600034,
	title = {Quasi-Block Copolymers: Design, Synthesis, and Evidence for Their Formation in Solution and in the Melt},
	journal = {Macromolecules},
	volume = {44},
	number = {24},
	year = {2011},
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	month = {DEC 27},
	pages = {9773-9781},
	publisher = {AMER CHEMICAL SOC},
	type = {Article},
	address = {1155 16TH ST, NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20036 USA},
	abstract = {A family of block copolymers featuring dynamically controlled compositions is presented. These copolymers, termed {\textquoteleft}{\textquoteleft}quasi-block copolymers{\textquoteright}{\textquoteright} (q-BCP), consist of a supramolecular polymer as one of the blocks. A conventional polymer end-capped with a functionality that is complementary to the supramolecular monomer is used to terminate the supramolecular block, giving rise to a block copolymer architecture. In this work we have utilized N,N{\textquoteright}-2,4-bis((2-ethylhexyl)ureido)toluene (EHUT) as the supramolecular monomer and employed two types of modified 2,4-bis(ureido)toluene polystyrenes as the end-functionalized conventional polymer. Solution viscosity measurements with different solvent compositions and DSC analysis of poly(EHUT)/functionalized-PS blends provide compelling evidence for the formation of self-assembled q-BCP structures both in solution and in the melt. The qualitative role of chain stoppers on the molecular weight distribution is studied by simulations.},
	issn = {0024-9297},
	doi = {10.1021/ma201395h},
	author = {Weiss, Ester and Daoulas, Kostas Ch and Mueller, Marcus and Shenhar, Roy}
}
