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Linear poly(ethylenimine)-graft-poly(ethylene glycol) copolymers: their micellization and secondary assembly
Huanbing Wang1, Xuesi Chen, Caiyuan Pan
1Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Joint Laboratory of Polymer Thin Films and Solution, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, People's Republic of China.
Abstract:
Linear poly(ethylenimine)-graft-poly(ethylene glycol)s (LPEI-g-PEG) with various degrees of grafting and molecular weights were synthesized by Michael addition reaction of LPEI with methoxy poly(ethylene glycol) acrylate. The graft copolymers display pH-sensitive behaviors, and pH variation of the copolymer solution induced the aggregation of graft copolymers, forming the micelles with different sizes. The dynamic light scattering method was used to study the effects of ionic strength, chain composition and pH on hydrodynamic radius. With solvent evaporation of the micelles solution, various morphologies were formed.
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