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http://dspace.mediu.edu.my:8181/xmlui/handle/1721.1/3938| Title: | Novel pH Responsive Amphiphilic Diblock Copolymers with Reversible Micellization Properties |
| Keywords: | ATRP laser light scattering P(MAA-b-DEA) stimuli-responsive |
| Issue Date: | 9-Oct-2013 |
| Description: | Di-block copolymer of poly[methacrylic acid-block-2-(diethylamino)ethyl methacrylate] [P(MAA-b-DEA)] with narrow molecular weight distribution was synthesized using the atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) technique. The micellization behavior of the P(MAA-b-DEA) copolymer in aqueous solution at room temperature and different pH values were examined by potentiometric and conductivity titration, UV-Visible spectrophotometry, ¹H-NMR, static and dynamic laser light scattering. At low pH (< 4.2), core-shell micelles were formed with MAA core and protonated DEA shell. At moderate pH values, the polymer precipitated from water and formed a cloudy solution, where the polymer chains aggregated into larger particles resembling that of a hard sphere induced by electrostatic interactions. At high pH (> 9.5), core-shell like micelles consisting of hydrophobic DEA core and ionized MAA shell were re-established. Singapore-MIT Alliance (SMA) |
| URI: | http://koha.mediu.edu.my:8181/xmlui/handle/1721 |
| Other Identifiers: | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/3938 |
| Appears in Collections: | MIT Items |
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