Publications by authors named "Fabrice de Maere d'Aertrycke"
Soft Matter
November 2024
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to create high molecular weight polyelectrolyte complex (PEC) micelles that can effectively thicken aqueous solutions at low concentrations for industrial use.
- Redox-initiated RAFT polymerization produced various block polyelectrolytes with significant molecular weights, which formed PEC micelles that exhibited viscoelastic gel characteristics at notably low concentrations.
- The research compared the effects of different polyelectrolyte architectures on gel behavior, highlighted their responses to environmental factors like salinity and temperature, and utilized techniques like dynamic light scattering to characterize the resulting micelles.
