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. 2022 Jul 27;55(15):6820–6829. doi: 10.1021/acs.macromol.2c00976

Table 2. Thermal Characterization of Polymers P1P9.

entrya Tg,pc (°C) Tg,dpd (°C) To,1e (°C) Tmax,1e (°C) To,2f (°C) Tmax,2f (°C) ΔHdisg (J/g) EAh (kJ/mol)
P1 87b              
P2 87b              
P3 85b              
P4 79 62 52 85 100 120 91 71.6 ± 2.1
P5 78 61 65 102 125 141 85 46.0 ± 7.4
P6 78 60 61 93 110 130 71 40.9 ± 1.4
P7 70 52 56 89 103 121 121 74.2 ± 2.2
P8 68 55 66 99 121 130 98 64.0 ± 5.5
P9 70 53 65 98 112 133 51 56.0 ± 12.5
a

Polymers as depicted in Figure 2.

b

Glass transition temperature of the non-functional control polymers (Tg,p).

c

Glass transition temperature of the o-nitrobenzyl protected UPy-urea grafted polymers (Tg,p) in their intermolecularly crosslinked conformation.

d

Glass transition temperature of the deprotected UPy-urea grafted polymers (Tg,dp) in their intermolecularly crosslinked conformation.

e

Onset temperatures (To,1 and To,2) for both exotherms observed in the first heating run of deprotected UPy-urea grafted polymers in their intramolecularly crosslinked conformation.

f

Corresponding maximum temperatures (Tmax,1 and Tmax,2) for both exotherms observed in the first heating run of deprotected UPy-urea grafted polymers in their intramolecularly crosslinked conformation.

g

Disassembly enthalpy of both exotherms observed in the first heating run of deprotected UPy-urea grafted polymers in their nanoparticle conformation.

h

Activation energy required for disassembly of the intramolecularly crosslinked nanoparticles into an intermolecularly assembled crosslinked network.