Polyethylene glycol monomethacrylate (PEGMA 400)
H2C=C(CH3)CO(OCH2CH2)nOH
PEGMA 400 (HO-PEG-MA 400) is a long-chain hydrophilic macromonomer used to introduce hydrophilic sites into polymers, to stabilize emulsion polymers, and to prepare comb polymers.
MW of PEG Block = 400
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