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RESEARCH PRODUCT
Micelles Formed by Cylindrical Brush-Coil Block Copolymers
Manfred SchmidtNikhil GunariKarl FischerNikos HadjichristidisGiorgos GkogkasNawel S. Khelfallahsubject
chemistry.chemical_classificationMaterials sciencePolymers and PlasticsOrganic ChemistryPolymerMicellechemistry.chemical_compoundchemistryBlock (telecommunications)Polymer chemistryAmphiphileMaterials ChemistryCopolymerSide chainPolystyreneAcrylic aciddescription
Amphiphilic cylindrical brush-coil block copolymers consisting of a polystyrene coil and a cylindrical brush block with poly(acrylic acid) side chains are prepared by ATRP of t-butylacrylate from a block comacroinitiator. Upon acidolysis of the poly(t-butylacrylate), water-soluble polymers were obtained that were observed to form micelles consisting of 4-5 block copolymers on average in aqueous solution. The star-like nature of such micelles was clearly visualized by scanning force microscopy.
year | journal | country | edition | language |
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2005-11-01 | Macromolecular Rapid Communications |