Macromolecules vol 47 Issue 13

Networks:

Superabsorbent Hydrogels That Are Robust and Highly Stretchable

Bani H. Cipriano †, Stephen J. Banik †, Renu Sharma †, Dominic Rumore †, Wonseok Hwang ‡,Robert M. Briber ‡, and Srinivasa R. Raghavan *†

Kinetics and Dynamics of the Curing System. High Pressure Studies

M. Tarnacka †‡, O. Madejczyk †‡, M. Dulski †‡, M. Wikarek †‡, S. Pawlus †‡, K. Adrjanowicz §, K. Kaminski *†‡, and M. Paluch †‡

Network Structure and Inhomogeneities of Model and Commercial Polyelectrolyte Hydrogels as Investigated by Low-Field Proton NMR Techniques

Johannes Höpfner †, Gisela Guthausen †, Kay Saalwächter *‡, and Manfred Wilhelm *†

A Responsive Hyperbranched Polymer Not Only Can Self-Immolate but Also Can Self-Cross-Link

Zhi-Qiang Yu †‡, Xiao-Man Xu †, Chun-Yan Hong*†, De-Cheng Wu §, and Ye-Zi You †

Ion Conductivity:

Structure, Ion Transport, and Rheology of Nanoparticle Salts

Yu Ho Wen , Yingying Lu , Kerianne M. Dobosz , and Lynden A. Archer *

High Ion Content Siloxane Phosphonium Ionomers with Very Low Tg

Siwei Liang †, Michael V. O’Reilly ‡, U Hyeok Choi, Huai-Suen Shiau §, Joshua Bartels †, Quan Chen †, James Runt †, Karen I. Winey *‡, andRalph H. Colby *†

Effect of Crystallization on Proton Transport in Model Polymer Electrolyte Membranes

Keith M. Beers †‡, David T. Wong #§, Andrew J. Jackson $&%§, Xin Wang §, John A. Pople @,Alexander Hexemer , and Nitash P. Balsara *§‡

Tetrazolation of Side Chains and Anhydrous Conductivity in a Hydrophobic Polymer

Holly L. Ricks-Laskoski *†, Brian L. Chaloux †,Stephen M. Deese †, Matthew Laskoski †, Joel B. Miller †, Mary A. Buckley †, Jeffrey W. Baldwin ‡,Michael A. Hickner §, Kaitlin M. Saunders †, andCaroline M. Christensen §

Phase Separation:

Supramolecular Multiblock Polystyrene–Polyisobutylene Copolymers via Ionic Interactions

Longhe Zhang †, Lauren R. Kucera ‡,Subramanyam Ummadisetty ‡, Jacob R. Nykaza §,Yossef A. Elabd §, Robson F. Storey ‡, Kevin A. Cavicchi *†, and R. A. Weiss *†

Tricontinuous Morphology of Ternary Polymer Blends Driven by Photopolymerization: Reaction and Phase Separation Kinetics

Toshiya Shukutani , Takahiro Myojo , Hideyuki Nakanishi , Tomohisa Norisuye , and Qui Tran-Cong-Miyata *

Characteristics of Lamellar Mesophases in Strongly Segregated Broad Dispersity ABA Triblock Copolymers

Adam K. Schmitt and Mahesh K. Mahanthappa *

Synthesis of Well-Defined Polyethylene–Polydimethylsiloxane–Polyethylene Triblock Copolymers by Diimide-Based Hydrogenation of Polybutadiene Blocks

Nikos Petzetakis †, Gregory M. Stone ‡, and Nitash P. Balsara *†§

Organo-Metallic:

Metallopolymers Containing Excess Metal–Ligand Complex for Improved Mechanical Properties

Aaron C. Jackson *, Scott D. Walck , Kenneth E. Strawhecker , Brady G. Butler , Robert H. Lambeth, and Frederick L. Beyer

Chemistry:

Oxygen Tolerance Study of Photoinduced Electron Transfer–Reversible Addition–Fragmentation Chain Transfer (PET-RAFT) Polymerization Mediated by Ru(bpy)3Cl2

Jiangtao Xu *, Kenward Jung , and Cyrille Boyer *

Sequential “Click” Synthesis of “Nano-Diamond-Ring-like” Giant Surfactants Based on Functionalized Hydrophilic POSS/C60 Tethered with Cyclic Polystyrenes

Zhiwei Lin †, Pengtao Lu †, Xinfei Yu †, Wen-Bin Zhang †‡, Mingjun Huang †, Kan Wu †, Kai Guo †,Chrys Wesdemiotis †§, Xiulin Zhu , Zhengbiao Zhang *, Kan Yue *†, and Stephen Z. D. Cheng *†