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Synthesis, Properties, and Applications of Carboxylic Acid Functionalized Polyisobutylene

Inderpreet Sran, The University of Western Ontario

Abstract

Polyisobutylene (PIB) and its copolymers are used in a wide range of commercial products owing to their high chemical stability, impermeability, elasticity, and biocompatibility. In this thesis, linear and arborescent PIB containing small percentages of isoprene (IP) were functionalized to provide different derivatives and their physical and biological properties were studied.