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ReviewChemical science2019

Tailoring polymer dispersity and shape of molecular weight distributions: methods and applications.

Richard Whitfield, Nghia P Truong, Daniel Messmer, Kostas Parkatzidis, Manon Rolland, Athina Anastasaki

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Review in Chemical science, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 37 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

37 citing papers in PubMed.

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  16. Nanotherapeutic Heterogeneity: Sources, Effects, and Solutions.Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany) · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Richard WhitfieldLaboratory of Polymeric Materials , Department of Materials , ETH Zurich , Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 5 , Zurich 8093 , Switzerland . Email: athina.anastasaki@mat.ethz.ch.ORCID 0000-0003-4787-2060
Nghia P TruongLaboratory of Polymeric Materials , Department of Materials , ETH Zurich , Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 5 , Zurich 8093 , Switzerland . Email: athina.anastasaki@mat.ethz.ch.ORCID 0000-0001-9900-2644
Daniel MessmerLaboratory of Polymeric Materials , Department of Materials , ETH Zurich , Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 5 , Zurich 8093 , Switzerland . Email: athina.anastasaki@mat.ethz.ch.ORCID 0000-0002-2242-4280
Kostas ParkatzidisLaboratory of Polymeric Materials , Department of Materials , ETH Zurich , Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 5 , Zurich 8093 , Switzerland . Email: athina.anastasaki@mat.ethz.ch.ORCID 0000-0001-7444-7815
Manon RollandLaboratory of Polymeric Materials , Department of Materials , ETH Zurich , Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 5 , Zurich 8093 , Switzerland . Email: athina.anastasaki@mat.ethz.ch.ORCID 0000-0001-8975-3794
Athina AnastasakiLaboratory of Polymeric Materials , Department of Materials , ETH Zurich , Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 5 , Zurich 8093 , Switzerland . Email: athina.anastasaki@mat.ethz.ch.ORCID 0000-0002-6615-1026

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The width and shape of molecular weight distributions can significantly affect the properties of polymeric materials and thus are key parameters to control. This mini-review aims to critically summarise recent approaches developed to tailor molecular weight distributions and highlights the strengths and limitations of each technique. Special emphasis will also be given to applications where tuning the molecular weight distribution has been used as a strategy to not only enhance polymer properties but also to increase the fundamental understanding behind complex mechanisms and phenomena.

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PMID33552458
PMCPMC7844732

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