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Advanced tools for molecular characterization of bio-based and biodegradable polymers by Sibanda, Ndumiso, Pfukwa, Helen, Bungu, Paul Eselem, Pasch, Harald

“…Bio-based and biodegradable materials play a vital role in a sustainable and green economy. These materials must exhibit properties that are similar to or…”
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Advanced analytical methods for the structure elucidation of polystyrene-b-poly(n-butyl acrylate) block copolymers prepared by reverse iodine transfer polymerisation by Wright, Trevor Gavin, Pfukwa, Helen, Pasch, Harald

“…Reverse iodine transfer polymerisation (RITP) is a living radical polymerisation technique that has shown to be feasible in synthesising segmented…”
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Comprehensive two-dimensional liquid chromatography for the characterization of acrylate-modified hyaluronic acid by Viktor, Zanelle, Farcet, Céline, Moire, Claudine, Brothier, Fabien, Pfukwa, Helen, Pasch, Harald

“…Hyaluronic acid and its acrylate derivatives are important intermediates for various pharmaceutical, biomedical, and cosmetic applications due to their…”
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Synthesis and Characterization of Four-Arm Star Polystyrene Based on a Novel Tetrafunctional RAFT Agent by Wright, Trevor Gavin, Weber, Wolfgang, Pfukwa, Helen, Pasch, Harald

“…Reversible addition fragmentation chain transfer polymerization (RAFT) is a very versatile polymerization technique whereby the topology of the final polymer…”
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Separation of hydrophobically modified hyaluronic acid according to the degree of substitution by gradient elution high performance liquid chromatography by Botha, Carlo, Viktor, Zanelle, Moire, Claudine, Farcet, Céline, Brothier, Fabien, Pfukwa, Helen, Pasch, Harald

“…Amphiphilic hyaluronic acid (HA), synthesised by modifying HA to varying extents with acrylate groups, was successfully separated according to degree of…”
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Novel Polymer Clay-Based Nanocomposites: Films with Remarkable Optical and Water Vapor Barrier Properties by Murima, Douglas, Pfukwa, Helen, Tiggelman, Ineke, Hartmann, Patrice C., Pasch, Harald

“…The impact of varying the copolymer composition of styrene–co‐butyl acrylate copolymers on the dispersion of montmorillonite (MMT) clay and the effect thereof…”
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Aldehyde-Functionalized Polymers from the Reverse Iodine Transfer Polymerization of Lignin-Derivable Compounds by Pfukwa, Helen, Coetzee, Clement, Johani, Joshua, Carstens, Althea, Lederer, Albena, Pasch, Harald

“…Renewable polymers with reactive functionalities become increasingly attractive as they address some critical global concerns related to sustainability. In…”
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Molar Mass Analysis of Hydrophobically Modified Hyaluronic Acid by SEC‐MALLS: Facing the Challenges of Amphiphilic Biomacromolecules by Botha, Carlo, Kuntz, Jean‐François, Moire, Claudine, Farcet, Céline, Pfukwa, Helen, Pasch, Harald

“…A size exclusion chromatography–multiangle laser light scattering (SEC‐MALLS) method is developed for determining the molar masses of amphiphilic hyaluronan…”
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Controlled Radical Polymerization Using a Novel Symmetrical Selenium RAFT Agent by Botha, Carlo, Weber, Wolfgang, Pfukwa, Helen, Pasch, Harald

“…A novel symmetrical selenium‐based reversible addition‐fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) agent, Se,Se’‐dibenzyl carbonodiselenothioate (Se‐RAFT), is…”
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