Table of Contents

August 22, 2000
Volume 33, Issue 17
Pages 6205-6626
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Synthesis of β-Iminoaminate Zirconium Complexes and Their Application in Ethylene Polymerization

Xin Jin and Bruce M. Novak
pp 6205–6207
Publication Date (Web): August 3, 2000 (Communication to the Editor)
DOI: 10.1021/ma0000428

Glycolipids from Candida bombicola:  Polymerization of a 6-O-Acryloyl Sophorolipid Derivative

Kirpal S. Bisht, Wei Gao, and Richard A. Gross
pp 6208–6210
Publication Date (Web): August 3, 2000 (Communication to the Editor)
DOI: 10.1021/ma0001537

Novel Polymerization Method for Polyamides by the Reaction of 2-Methyl-2-oxazoline with Aromatic Diisocyanates

Hiroyuki Fukuda, Mitsuo Oda, and Takuya TaketaTakeshi Endo
pp 6211–6213
Publication Date (Web): August 4, 2000 (Communication to the Editor)
DOI: 10.1021/ma0006068

Location of Terminal Groups of Dendrimers in the Solid State by Rotational-Echo Double-Resonance NMR

Hsien-Ming Kao, Andrei D. Stefanescu, Karen L. Wooley, and Jacob Schaefer
pp 6214–6216
Publication Date (Web): July 26, 2000 (Communication to the Editor)
DOI: 10.1021/ma0006124

ARTICLES

Novel Polyanhydrides with Enhanced Thermal and Solubility Properties

Theodore J. Anastasiou and Kathryn E. Uhrich
pp 6217–6221
Publication Date (Web): July 26, 2000 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ma000291w

Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Inclusion Complexes between Microporous Molybdenum(II) Dicarboxylates and Organic Polymers

Satoshi Takamaizawa, Masatoshi Furihata, Sadamu Takeda, Kizashi Yamaguchi, and Wasuke Mori
pp 6222–6227
Publication Date (Web): July 29, 2000 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ma000336t

Synthesis and Properties of Hyperbranched Aromatic Polyamide Copolymers from AB and AB2 Monomers by Direct Polycondensation

Mitsutoshi Jikei, Ken Fujii, Gang Yang, and Masa-aki Kakimoto
pp 6228–6234
Publication Date (Web): July 27, 2000 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ma000354a

Soluble n-Doped Polyaniline:  Synthesis and Characterization

Mu-Yi Hua, Gue-Wuu Hwang, Yuan-Hsinn Chuang, and Show-An ChenRung-Ywan Tsai
pp 6235–6238
Publication Date (Web): August 2, 2000 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ma000376x

Synthesis of Norbornenyl Polymers with Bioactive Oligopeptides by Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization

Heather D. Maynard, Sheldon Y. Okada, and Robert H. Grubbs
pp 6239–6248
Publication Date (Web): July 28, 2000 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ma000460c

Properties of Liquid Crystal Epoxy Thermosets Cured in a Magnetic Field

Chibing Tan, Hong Sun, and Bing M. FungBrian P. Grady
pp 6249–6254
Publication Date (Web): July 29, 2000 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ma991641l

Polar, Functionalized Diene-Based Materials. 1. Bulk, Solution, and Emulsion Free Radical Polymerization of 2-Cyanomethyl-1,3-butadiene

Yi Jing and Valerie V. Sheares
pp 6255–6261
Publication Date (Web): July 21, 2000 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ma9918046

Polar, Functionalized Diene-Based Materials. 2. Free Radical Copolymerization Studies of 2-Cyanomethyl-1,3-butadiene with Styrene and Acrylonitrile

Yi Jing and Valerie V. Sheares
pp 6262–6268
Publication Date (Web): July 26, 2000 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ma0002287

A Neutron Reflectivity Study of Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) at the Air−Water Interface with and without Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate

Robert M. Richardson, Robert Pelton, Terence Cosgrove, and Ju Zhang
pp 6269–6274
Publication Date (Web): August 9, 2000 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ma000095p

Reactive Compatibilization of SAN/EPR Blends. 1. Dependence of the Phase Morphology Development on the Reaction Kinetics

Christophe Pagnoulle, Cor Koning, Luc Leemans, and Robert Jérôme
pp 6275–6283
Publication Date (Web): August 2, 2000 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ma991314d

Kinetics of Nonideal Hyperbranched Polymerizations. 1. Numeric Modeling of the Structural Units and the Diads

Dirk Schmaljohann, Joshua G. Barratt, Hartmut Komber, and Brigitte I. Voit
pp 6284–6294
Publication Date (Web): August 2, 2000 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ma000065m

Novel Spontaneous Polymer Formation from Acetaldehyde Azine and Maleic Anhydride via Radical Mechanism

Akihito Hashidzume, Tetsuya Noda, and Yotaro MorishimaAtsushi KajiwaraMikiharu Kamachi
pp 6295–6302
Publication Date (Web): July 21, 2000 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ma000183+

Efficient Ring-Opening Polymerization and Copolymerization of ε-Caprolactone and ω-Pentadecalactone Catalyzed by Candida antartica Lipase B

Ajay Kumar, Bhanu Kalra, Alex Dekhterman, and Richard A. Gross
pp 6303–6309
Publication Date (Web): July 29, 2000 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ma000344+

Synthesis of Polymethyl(trimethylsiloxy)siloxane by Anionic Ring-Opening Polymerization of 1,3,5-Trimethyl-1,3,5-tris(trimethylsiloxy)cyclotrisiloxane

Guo Ping Cai and William P. Weber
pp 6310–6314
Publication Date (Web): July 29, 2000 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ma000390+

Self-Assembly-Induced Supramolecular Hexagonal Columnar Liquid Crystalline Phase Using Laterally Attached Nonmesogenic Templates

Huilin Tu, Xinhua Wan, Yuxiang Liu, Xiaofang Chen, Dong Zhang, Qi-Feng Zhou, Zhihao Shen, Jason J. Ge, Shi Jin, and Stephen Z. D. Cheng
pp 6315–6320
Publication Date (Web): July 26, 2000 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ma991768a

SANS Study of Polymer−Supercritical Fluid Solutions:  Transitions from Liquid to Supercritical Fluid Solvent Quality

T. P. DiNoia, C. F. Kirby, J. H. van Zanten, and M. A. McHugh
pp 6321–6329
Publication Date (Web): July 26, 2000 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ma000240z

A Comparative Experimental and Theoretical Study between Heteroarm Star and Diblock Copolymers in the Microphase Separated State

Valérie Grayer, Elena E. Dormidontova, and Georges HadziioannouConstantinos Tsitsilianis
pp 6330–6339
Publication Date (Web): August 3, 2000 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ma000311u

Self-Assembly of Carboxylated Poly(styrene-b-ethylene-co-butylene-b-styrene) Triblock Copolymer Chains in Water via a Microphase Inversion

Guangzhao Zhang, Lu Liu, Yue Zhao, Fanglin Ning, Ming Jiang, and Chi Wu
pp 6340–6343
Publication Date (Web): August 3, 2000 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ma000530f

Study of Energy Migration and Trapping in a Poly(ethylene 2,6-naphthalenedicarboxylate) Matrix by Fluorescence Spectroscopy

Jean DuhamelAllan S. Jones and Todd J. Dickson
pp 6344–6352
Publication Date (Web): July 27, 2000 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ma0005419

Microphase Separation of Segmented Poly(urethane urea) Block Copolymers

J. T. Garrett and J. RuntJ. S. Lin
pp 6353–6359
Publication Date (Web): August 08, 2000 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ma000600i

Factors Affecting In-Plane and Out-of-Plane Photoorientation of Azobenzene Side Chains Attached to Liquid Crystalline Polymers Induced by Irradiation with Linearly Polarized Light

Mina Han, Shin'ya Morino, and Kunihiro Ichimura
pp 6360–6371
Publication Date (Web): July 28, 2000 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ma000347m

Dynamics of a Polymer Solution in a Rigid Matrix. 2

Carmen Kloster, Clara Bica, Cyrille Rochas, Dimitrios Samios, and Erik Geissler
pp 6372–6377
Publication Date (Web): July 29, 2000 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ma992005q

Aggregates Formed by Amphoteric Diblock Copolymers in Water

Jean-François Gohy, Serge Creutz, Myriam Garcia, Boris Mahltig, Manfred Stamm, and Robert Jérôme
pp 6378–6387
Publication Date (Web): August 3, 2000 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ma992016j

Tuning of the Exchange Dynamics of Unimers between Block Copolymer Micelles with Temperature, Cosolvents, and Cosurfactants

Jan van Stam, Serge Creutz, Frans C. De Schryver, and Robert Jérôme
pp 6388–6395
Publication Date (Web): August 3, 2000 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ma992174a

Synthesis and Dilute Solution Properties of Styrene−Isoprene Diblock Copolymers with Mesogenic−Zwitterionic End Groups

S. Pispas and N. Hadjichristidis
pp 6396–6401
Publication Date (Web): August 2, 2000 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ma000263d

Structural Studies of Polyurethane Ionomer Solutions. 2. Fluorescence

Srinivas Nomula and Stuart L. Cooper
pp 6402–6406
Publication Date (Web): July 29, 2000 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ma000308a

Synthesis, Characterization, and Electrical Properties of Poly(1-alkyl-2,5-pyrrylene vinylenes):  New Low Band Gap Conducting Polymers

In Tae Kim and Ronald L. Elsenbaumer
pp 6407–6411
Publication Date (Web): July 29, 2000 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ma9907643

Synthesis and Characterization of Hyperbranched Aromatic Poly(ether imide)s with Varying Degrees of Branching

D. Scott Thompson, Larry J. Markoski, and Jeffrey S. MooreIbrahim Sendijarevic, Anand Lee, and Anthony J. McHugh
pp 6412–6415
Publication Date (Web): July 25, 2000 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ma990845z

Network Formation in Dilute Amylose and Amylopectin Studied by TEM

Jean-Luc Putaux, Alain Buléon, and Henri Chanzy
pp 6416–6422
Publication Date (Web): August 3, 2000 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ma000242j

Constitutional Isomers of Dendrimer-like Star Polymers:  Design, Synthesis, and Conformational and Structural Properties

Mikael Trollsås, Björn Atthof, Andreas Würsch, and James L. HedrickJohn A. PopleAlice P. Gast
pp 6423–6438
Publication Date (Web): July 28, 2000 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ma000321v

Thermal Probe Measurements of the Glass Transition Temperature for Ultrathin Polymer Films as a Function of Thickness

David S. Fryer, Paul F. Nealey, and Juan J. de Pablo
pp 6439–6447
Publication Date (Web): July 29, 2000 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ma0003349

Order and Mobility in Polycarbonate−Poly(ethylene oxide) Blends Studied by Solid-State NMR and Other Techniques

J. Brus, J. Dybal, P. Schmidt, J. Kratochvíl, and J. Baldrian
pp 6448–6459
Publication Date (Web): August 5, 2000 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ma000533s

Melt-Processable Poly(tetrafluoroethylene)

Theo Tervoort, Jeroen Visjager, Brian Graf, and Paul Smith
pp 6460–6465
Publication Date (Web): July 29, 2000 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ma000747+

Shear-Induced Crystallization of Poly(ε-caprolactone). 2. Evolution of Birefringence and Dichroism

G. Floudas, L. Hilliou, D. Lellinger, and I. Alig
pp 6466–6472
Publication Date (Web): August 1, 2000 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ma000243b

Small-Angle Neutron Scattering Studies of Low-Polarity Telechelic Ionomer Solutions. 3. Temperature Dependence of the Ionic Association

Eleni Karayianni, Robert Jérôme, and Stuart L. Cooper
pp 6473–6484
Publication Date (Web): August 8, 2000 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ma991252r

Neutron Reflectivity Study of Diblock Formation during Reactive Blending Processes

M. Hayashi, H. Grüll, A. R. Esker, M. Weber, L. Sung, S. K. Satija, C. C. Han, and T. Hashimoto
pp 6485–6494
Publication Date (Web): July 29, 2000 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ma000109r

Small-Angle Neutron Scattering of Blends of Arborescent Polystyrenes

Sangwook Choi and Robert M. BriberBarry J. Bauer and Da-Wei LiuMario Gauthier
pp 6495–6501
Publication Date (Web): August 5, 2000 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ma000160v

Deformation of Oriented Lamellar Block Copolymer Films

Yachin Cohen, Ramon J. Albalak, Benita J. Dair, Malcolm S. Capel, and Edwin L. Thomas
pp 6502–6516
Publication Date (Web): August 5, 2000 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ma000513q

Metastability Studies of Syndiotactic Polystyrene Polymorphism

Rong-Ming Ho, Chien-Pang Lin, Hsien-Yin Tsai, and Ea-Mor Woo
pp 6517–6526
Publication Date (Web): August 5, 2000 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ma000666d

Study on the Changes in the Intermolecular Interactions of a Rod−Coil Liquid Crystalline Oligomer Using Raman Spectroscopy

Soo-Chang Yu, Yonggak Choi, Keunok Han Yu, Jongwan Yu, Hosoeb Choi, Dong Hee Kim, and Myongsoo Lee
pp 6527–6533
Publication Date (Web): August 1, 2000 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ma991933m

Azo Polymer Multilayer Films by Electrostatic Self-Assembly and Layer-by-Layer Post Azo Functionalization

Soo-Hyoung Lee, S. Balasubramanian, D. Y. Kim, N. K. Viswanathan, S. Bian, J. Kumar, and S. K. Tripathy
pp 6534–6540
Publication Date (Web): August 3, 2000 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ma9921495

High-Resolution Imaging of Ionic Domains and Crystal Morphology in Ionomers Using AFM Techniques

R. Scott McLean, Marc Doyle, and Bryan B. Sauer
pp 6541–6550
Publication Date (Web): July 28, 2000 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ma000464h

Step Growth of Two Flexible ABf Monomers:  The Self-Return of Random Branching Walks Eventually Frustrates Fractal Formation

Colin Cameron, Allan H. Fawcett, Cecil R. Hetherington, Richard A. W. Mee, and Frederick V. McBride
pp 6551–6568
Publication Date (Web): August 1, 2000 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ma9916032

Cycles within Micronets and at the Gel Point

David H. Armitage, Colin Cameron, Allan H. Fawcett, Cecil R. Hetherington, Fred V. McBride, and Richard A. W. Mee
pp 6569–6577
Publication Date (Web): August 3, 2000 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ma9905019

Viscoelastic Dynamic Properties of Meshlike Polymer Networks:  Contributions of Intra- and Interchain Relaxation Processes

Andrew A. Gurtovenko and Yuli Ya. Gotlib
pp 6578–6587
Publication Date (Web): July 25, 2000 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ma991685u

Determination of Mutual Diffusion Coefficients at Nonsymmetric Polymer/Polymer Interfaces from Rheometry

Hua Qiu and Mosto Bousmina
pp 6588–6594
Publication Date (Web): July 29, 2000 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ma991948k

Theoretical Prediction of Molecular Weight on Autocatalytic Random Hydrolysis of Aliphatic Polyesters

Haruo Nishida, Mitsuhiro Yamashita, Masumi Nagashima, Norikazu Hattori, Takeshi Endo, and Yutaka Tokiwa
pp 6595–6601
Publication Date (Web): July 29, 2000 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ma992102j

Local Reorientation Dynamics of Semiflexible Polymers in the Melt

Roland Faller, Florian Müller-Plathe, and Andreas Heuer
pp 6602–6610
Publication Date (Web): July 28, 2000 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ma000058y

Conformational Properties and Intrinsic Viscosity of Dendrimers under Excluded-Volume Conditions

Fabio Ganazzoli, Roberto La Ferla, and Giovanni Terragni
pp 6611–6620
Publication Date (Web): July 19, 2000 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ma000258+

NOTES

A Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization (ROMP) Approach to Carboxyl- and Amino-Terminated Telechelic Poly(butadiene)s

Takeharu Morita, Bob R. Maughon, Christopher W. Bielawski, and Robert H. Grubbs
pp 6621–6623
Publication Date (Web): August 4, 2000 (Note)
DOI: 10.1021/ma000013x

Synthesis of Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) by Ralstonia eutropha in the Presence of 13C-Labeled Ethylene Glycol

Devang T. Shah, Pierre A. Berger, Minhtien Tran, and Jawed AsrarLeigh A. Madden and Alistair J. Anderson
pp 6624–6626
Publication Date (Web): August 1, 2000 (Note)
DOI: 10.1021/ma000387q
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