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Wei Deng1,2, Jing Chen3, Aditya Kulkarni1
1Purdue University, Department of Chemistry, 560 Oval Drive, West Lafayette, IN, USA 47907.
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A pH-sensitive amphiphilic polymer based on poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA), modified with poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) and adamantane (Ad) pendant groups, has been synthesized and the self-assembly properties of this PEG-PVA-Ad construct investigated. PEG-PVA-Ad polymer forms micelles via self-assembly at concentrations as low as 26 mg L-1. These polymer micelles can be destroyed by low pH or the addition of β-CD.

