Publications by authors named "Weikai Gu"
Polymers (Basel)
January 2017
Article Synopsis
- The study focuses on a radical polymerization method for creating branched polystyrene beads using a branching monomer and a specific initiator, without the use of solvents.
- Characterization of the resulting polymer includes techniques like triple detection size exclusion chromatography and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy to understand its molecular weight and structure.
- Compared to linear polystyrene, the branched version shows higher molecular weight, lower glass transition temperature, and less chain entanglement, improving its properties.
