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Advanced Materials, Vol.21, No.20, 2111-2116, 2009
Nanostructured Organic-Inorganic Composite Materials by Twin Polymerization of Hybrid Monomers
Forming two structurally different but associated polymer structures in a single step is a possible route for the production of nanostructured materials. By means of twin polymerization of specially constructed monomers consisting of two different covalently bonded building blocks (hybrid monomers), this route is realized. What is important is that two different macromolecular structures are formed from one monomer in a single process. The two polymers formed can be linear, branched, or cross-linked structures. molecular composition of the hybrid monomer defines the degree of cross-linking of the corresponding macromolecular structures that is theoretically possible.