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Web Release Date: May 16, 2008

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Theoretical Studies on the Thermodynamic Product Size Distribution in Nucleation−Elongation Polymerization under Imbalanced Stoichiometry
Dahui Zhao and Kan Yue
Web Release Date: 16-May-2008; (Article) DOI: 10.1021/ma071884a

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Effect of Annealing on the Deformation Mechanism of a Styrene/n-Butyl Acrylate Copolymer Latex Film Investigated by Synchrotron Small-Angle X-ray Scattering
Jianqi Zhang, Shanshan Hu, Jens Rieger, Stephan V. Roth, Rainer Gehrke, and Yongfeng Men
Web Release Date: 16-May-2008; (Article) DOI: 10.1021/ma800435f

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Web Release Date: May 15, 2008

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A New General Methodology for the Syntheses of End-Functional Polyisobutylenes by Nucleophilic Substitution Reactions
Umaprasana Ojha, Ritimoni Rajkhowa, Shrikant Rao Agnihotra, and Rudolf Faust
Web Release Date: 15-May-2008; (Article) DOI: 10.1021/ma7027209

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Preparation, Characterization, and Nanophase-Separated Structure of Catenated Polystyrene−Polyisoprene
Yutaka Ohta, Yuuki Kushida, Daisuke Kawaguchi, Yushu Matsushita, and Atsushi Takano
Web Release Date: 15-May-2008; (Article) DOI: 10.1021/ma7028852

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Polysulfones Grafted with Poly(vinylphosphonic acid) for Highly Proton Conducting Fuel Cell Membranes in the Hydrated and Nominally Dry State
Julien Parvole and Patric Jannasch
Web Release Date: 15-May-2008; (Article) DOI: 10.1021/ma800042m

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Interpolyelectrolyte Complexes of Anionic Water-Soluble Conjugated Polymers and Proteins as Platforms for Multicolor Protein Sensing and Quantification
Dingyi Yu, Yong Zhang, and Bin Liu
Web Release Date: 15-May-2008; (Article) DOI: 10.1021/ma800082k

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Synthesis of New Glycerol-Based Hyperbranched Polycarbonates
Paweł G. Parzuchowski, Michał Jaroch, Mariusz Tryznowski, and Gabriel Rokicki
Web Release Date: 15-May-2008; (Article) DOI: 10.1021/ma8000912

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Hyperbranched Polytriazoles: Click Polymerization, Regioisomeric Structure, Light Emission, and Fluorescent Patterning
Anjun Qin, Jacky W. Y. Lam, Cathy K. W. Jim, Li Zhang, Jingjing Yan, Matthias Häussler, Jianzhao Liu, Yongqiang Dong, Dehai Liang, Erqiang Chen, Guochen Jia, and Ben Zhong Tang
Web Release Date: 15-May-2008; (Article) DOI: 10.1021/ma800538m

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Soluble PEG-α-CD-Rotaxanes: Where on the PEG Chains Are the Permanently Threaded α-CDs Located and Are They Mobile?
Alan E. Tonelli
Web Release Date: 15-May-2008; (Note) DOI: 10.1021/ma800447y

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Toward a Universal Approach To Enable Transfer of Equilibrium Constants in Hydrogen-Bonded Blends
Suresh L. Shenoy, Valeria A. Arrighi, and J. M. G. Cowie
Web Release Date: 15-May-2008; (Communication to the Editor) DOI: 10.1021/ma7025513

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Synthesis of Poly(p-phenylene) Having Phthalic Anhydride Moieties in the Main Chain and Its Conversion into Fluorescein Derivative
Jun-ichi Kadokawa, Masakazu Suenaga, and Yoshiro Kaneko
Web Release Date: 15-May-2008; (Communication to the Editor) DOI: 10.1021/ma800771h

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Web Release Date: May 14, 2008

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Roles of Chain Length, Chain Architecture, and Time in the Initiation of Visible Crazes in Polystyrene
Davide S. A. De Focatiis, C. Paul Buckley, and Lian R. Hutchings
Web Release Date: 14-May-2008; (Article) DOI: 10.1021/ma702157m

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Multiple Stages in the Aging of a Physical Polymer Gel
Nurith Schupper, Yitzhak Rabin, and Michael Rosenbluh
Web Release Date: 14-May-2008; (Article) DOI: 10.1021/ma702613j

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Organic- and Water-Soluble Aminoalkylsulfanyl Polythiophenes
Rita Cagnoli, Massimiliano Lanzi, Emanuela Libertini, Adele Mucci, Luisa Paganin, Francesca Parenti, Lisa Preti, and Luisa Schenetti
Web Release Date: 14-May-2008; (Article) DOI: 10.1021/ma800221v

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Web Release Date: May 13, 2008

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One-Pot Synthesis of ABC Type Triblock Copolymers via a Combination of “Click Chemistry” and Atom Transfer Nitroxide Radical Coupling Chemistry
Wencheng Lin, Qiang Fu, Yi Zhang, and Junlian Huang
Web Release Date: 13-May-2008; (Article) DOI: 10.1021/ma702404t

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Photosensitive Liquid-Crystalline Supramolecules Self-Assembled from Ionic Liquid Crystal and Polyelectrolyte for Laser-Induced Optical Anisotropy
Sufang Xiao, Xuemin Lu, Qinghua Lu, and Bin Su
Web Release Date: 13-May-2008; (Article) DOI: 10.1021/ma800059x

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Structural and Electronic Properties of Crown Ether Functionalized Oligothiophenes
Jordi Casanovas, David Zanuy, and Carlos Alemán
Web Release Date: 13-May-2008; (Article) DOI: 10.1021/ma800174b

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Anionic Polymerization of 4-Diphenylaminostyrene: Characteristics of the Alkyllithium/N,N,N′,N′-Tetramethylethylenediamine System for Living Anionic Polymerization
Itaru Natori, Shizue Natori, Hiroaki Usui, and Hisaya Sato
Web Release Date: 13-May-2008; (Article) DOI: 10.1021/ma800222z

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Web Release Date: May 10, 2008

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Dynamic Protein−Water Relationships during β-Sheet Formation
Xiao Hu, David Kaplan, and Peggy Cebe
Web Release Date: 10-May-2008; (Article) DOI: 10.1021/ma071551d

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Crossover between Linear and Nonlinear Elastic Behaviors in Random and Self-Avoiding Walks
Satoru Masatsuji, Natsuko Nakagawa, and Kaoru Ohno
Web Release Date: 10-May-2008; (Article) DOI: 10.1021/ma7023864