Self-Assembly and pH-Responsiveness of ABC Miktoarm Star Terpolymers.
(2009) Langmuir : the A C S journal of surfaces and colloids — Vol. 25, p. 107-111 (2009)
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- This work deals with the self-assembly in water of ABC miktoarm star terpolymers consisting of hydrophobic poly(-caprolactone), hydrophilic poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO), and pH-sensitive poly(2-vinylpyridine) (P2VP). A variety of experimental techniques were used, including dynamic light scattering, transmission electron microscopy, and zeta potential. Special attention was paid to the pH dependency of the supramolecular self-assemblies. A key observation is the capability of the miktoarm terpolymers to form micelles stable over the whole range of pH, although a transition was observed from neutral to highly positively charged nanoobjects upon decreasing pH.
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Van Butsele, K., Fustin, C.-A., Gohy, J.-F., Jérôme, R., & Jérôme, C. (2009). Self-Assembly and pH-Responsiveness of ABC Miktoarm Star Terpolymers. Langmuir : the A C S journal of surfaces and colloids, 25, 107-111. https://doi.org/10.1021/la802469c (Original work published 2009)