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Abbreviations and symbols
AFM Atomic force microscopy
ATRA Atom transfer radical addition
ATRP BBPE BPO Bpy n-BMA
Atom transfer radical polymerization 1,2-Bis(bromopropionyloxy)ethane Benzoyl peroxide
2,2'-bipyridine
n-butyl methacrylate
CRP Controlled radical polymerization
CTA Chain transfer agent
DLS Dynamic light scattering
Dimethylformamide
Dynamic mechanical thermal analysis 2-(dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate Dimethyl sulfoxide
Degree of polymerization Differential scanning calorimetry Degenerative transfer
4,4'-di(5-dinonyl)-2,2'-bipyridine Ethyl acrylate
Ethyl 2-bromoisobutyrate Ethylene carbonate
Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy Conventional free radical polymerization Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy Gel permeation chromatography Hexyl acrylate
Tetrachloroauric acid
2-Hydroxy ethyl methacrylate DMF
DMTA DMAEMA DMSO.
DP DSC DT dNbpy EA EBiB EC EDX FRP FTIR GPC HA HAuCl4 HEMA
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HMTETA HRTEM
MALDI-TOF-MS
MA MBrP MMA MHM
MWD MMD MMT NHPMI NMP NMR PDI PEBr PHA PRE PMDETA
PMAA-PNIPAM PNIPAM
PNIPAM-PS PNC
PNCI PNCSL
PS RAFT
1,1,4,7,10,10 hexamethyl triethylene tetramine High-resolution transmission electron microscopy Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization Mass Spectrometry
Methyl acrylate
Methyl 2-bromopropionate Methyl methacrylate
Poly(methyl methacrylate)-b-poly(hexyl acrylate)-b- poly(methyl methacrylate)
Molecular weight distribution Molar mass distribution Montmorillonite
N-(n-hexyl)-2-pyridylmethanimine Nitroxide mediated polymerization Nuclear magnetic resonance Polydispersity index
1-Phenyl ethyl bromide Poly (hexyl acrylate) Persistent radical effect
N,N,Nc,N˝,N˝ pentamethyl diethylene triamine Poly(methacrylic acid-block-N-isopropylacrylamide) Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)
Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide-block-polystyrene) Polymer nanocomposite
Polymer nanocomposite prepared by in situ ATRP Polymer nanocomposite prepared by solution blending
Polystyrene
Reversible addition fragmentation chain transfer reaction
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RF SEM SIP SI-ATRP SFRP SPR TEA THF TPE TGA UV Wt.%
Reinforcement factor
Scanning electron microscopy Surface-initiated polymerization Surface-initiated ATRP
Stable free radical polymerization Surface plasmon resonance
Triethyl amine Tetrahydrofuran
Thermoplastic elastomers Thermo gravimetric analysis Ultra violet
Weight percentage
d001 Eƍ Gƍ I2
Basal spacing of clay
Storage (elastic or Young’s) modulus Shear modulus
Initiator
Mn Number average molecular weight
Mw Weight average molecular weight
Mw/Mn Polydispersity index
Tg Glass transition temperature
M0 Molecular weight of the monomer
[M] Concentration of a generic monomer molecule
M· Generic monomer radical
P Pa
Polymer chain Pascal
Rp Rate of polymerization
x ktc
Conversion
Rate constant of bimolecular termination by radical combination
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ktd Rate constant of termination by disproportionation kp Rate constant of propagation reaction
ktr Rate constant of chain transfer reaction Keq Equilibrium constant (ka/kd)
kapp Apparent rate constant
td Dispersion time
Mn,theo
Mn,expt
Theoretically calculated molecular weight Experimentally obtained molecular weight
Ȝ Wavelength
Ieff
s
Initiator efficiency Second
TĮ Į-transition temperature
Tll Liquid-liquid-transition temperature Șapp
Șf
Șu
Ȗ·app
Steady state shear viscosity
Shear viscosity of the filled polymer Shear viscosity of the unfilled polymer Shear rate
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