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Anionic Polymerization of an Amphiphilic Copolymer for Preparation of Block Copolymer Micelles Stabilized by π-π Stacking Interactions
Published on: October 10, 2016
Uni-molecular hollow micelles from amphiphilic homopolymer poly(2-(4-vinylphenyl)pyridine)
Mohammad Changez1, Nam-Goo Kang, Jae-Suk Lee
1Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Department of Nanobio Materials and Electronics, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, 261 Cheomdan-gwagiro, Oryong-dong, Buk-gu, Gwangju 500-712, Republic of Korea.
Abstract:
Amphiphilic homopolymer poly(2-(4-vinylphenyl)pyridine) (PVPPy) forms hollow micelles with uni-molecular thickness in a tetrahydrofuran/water (95/5 v/v) azeotropic solvent. Depending on the pH of the media, the micelles may be transformed to vesicles.
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