The different faces of poly(ethylene glycol)
Year: 1997
Type: article
Abstract: The first sign that PEO is “unusual” can be sensed from it’s unexpected water solubility or “hydrophilicity.” Thus, poly(butylene oxide), –[CH2–CH2–CH2–O–]n–, having one more methylene (CH2) group, is hydrophobic and insoluble in water, as might be expected. But so is poly(methylene oxide), –[CH2–O–]n–, which has one less methylene group.
Author: Jacob Israelachvili
Institution: University of California, Santa Barbara
Language: English
Subfield: Organic Chemistry
Field: Chemistry
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2027074333