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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
A Multiresponsive Amphiphilic Supramolecular Diblock Copolymer Based on Pillar[10]arene/Paraquat Complexation for
Xiaodong Chi1, Xiaofan Ji1, Li Shao1
1State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Center for Chemistry of High-Performance and Novel Materials, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, P. R. China.
Abstract:
Herein, for rate-tunable controlled release, the authors report a new facile method to prepare multiresponsive amphiphilic supramolecular diblock copolymers via the cooperative complexation between a water-soluble pillar[10]arene and paraquat-containing polymers in water. This supramolecular diblock copolymer can self-assemble into multiresponsive polymeric micelles at room temperature in water. The resultant micelles can be further used in the controlled release of small molecules with tunable release rates depending on the type of single stimulus and the combination of various stimuli.
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