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Association Behavior of Amphiphilic ABA Triblock Copolymer Composed of Poly(2-methoxyethyl acrylate) (A) and Poly(ethylene oxide) (B) in Aqueous Solution
Mizoue, Y.; Onodera, E.; Haraguchi, K.; Yusa, S. Association Behavior of Amphiphilic ABA Triblock Copolymer Composed of Poly(2-Methoxyethyl Acrylate) (A) and Poly(Ethylene Oxide) (B) in Aqueous Solution. Polymers 2022, 14, 1678, doi:10.3390/polym14091678.
Mizoue, Y.; Onodera, E.; Haraguchi, K.; Yusa, S. Association Behavior of Amphiphilic ABA Triblock Copolymer Composed of Poly(2-Methoxyethyl Acrylate) (A) and Poly(Ethylene Oxide) (B) in Aqueous Solution. Polymers 2022, 14, 1678, doi:10.3390/polym14091678.
Mizoue, Y.; Onodera, E.; Haraguchi, K.; Yusa, S. Association Behavior of Amphiphilic ABA Triblock Copolymer Composed of Poly(2-Methoxyethyl Acrylate) (A) and Poly(Ethylene Oxide) (B) in Aqueous Solution. Polymers 2022, 14, 1678, doi:10.3390/polym14091678.
Mizoue, Y.; Onodera, E.; Haraguchi, K.; Yusa, S. Association Behavior of Amphiphilic ABA Triblock Copolymer Composed of Poly(2-Methoxyethyl Acrylate) (A) and Poly(Ethylene Oxide) (B) in Aqueous Solution. Polymers 2022, 14, 1678, doi:10.3390/polym14091678.
Abstract
Poly(2-methoxyethyl acrylate) (PMEA) and poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) have protein-antifouling properties and blood compatibility. ABA triblock copolymers (PMEAn-PEO11340-PMEAn (MEOMn)) were prepared using single-electron transfer-living radical polymerization (SET-LRP) using a bi-functional PEO macroinitiator. Two types of MEOMn composed of PMEA blocks with a degree of polymerization (DP = n) of 85 and 777 were prepared using the same PEO macroinitiator. MEOMn formed flower micelles with a hydrophobic PMEA (A) core and hydrophilic PEO (B) loop shells in diluted water with a similar appearance to petals. The hydrodynamic radii of MEOM85 and MEOM777 were 151 and 108 nm, respectively. The PMEA block with a large DP formed a tightly packed core. The aggregation number (Nagg) of the PMEA block in a single flower micelle for MEOM85 and MEOM777 was 156 and 164, respectively, which were estimated using a light scat-tering technique. The critical micelle concentrations (CMCs) for MEOM85 and MEOM777 were 0.01 and 0.002 g/L, respectively, as determined by the light scattering intensity and fluorescence probe techniques. The size, Nagg, and CMC for MEOM85 and MEOM777 were almost the same inde-pendent of hydrophobic DP of the PMEA block.
Chemistry and Materials Science, Analytical Chemistry
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