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The polymerization of methyl methacrylate (MMA) was carried out in a system of glutathione (oxidized type, GSSG), Cu(II) ion, urea, and water. GSSG having S–S bonds behaved as a lysozyme model. It was confirmed by scanning electron microscopy that GSSG formed hydrophobic areas (HA) in the water phase. The HA was not so hydrophobic and was classified as a soft HA. MMA is a monomer softer than styrene (St). Accordingly, the soft HA formed by GSSG incorporated MMA more easily than St. This was verified by copolymerization of MMA and St.
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Imoto, M., Ouchi, T. & Yoshioka, N. Vinyl Polymerization. CCCXCVII. On the Polymerization of Methyl Methacrylate Initiated with the System of Glutathione, Cu(II) Ion, Urea, and Water. Polym J 13, 1–5 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1295/polymj.13.1
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