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Tertiary Amine Methacrylate‐Based ABC Triblock Copolymers: Synthesis, Characterization, and Self‐Assembly in both Aqueous and Nonaqueous Media
Author(s) -
Bütün Vural,
Taktak Fadime Fulya,
Tuncer Cansel
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
macromolecular chemistry and physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.57
H-Index - 112
eISSN - 1521-3935
pISSN - 1022-1352
DOI - 10.1002/macp.201100057
Subject(s) - micelle , copolymer , methacrylate , polymer chemistry , chemistry , polymerization , aqueous solution , hexane , methyl methacrylate , organic chemistry , polymer
Water soluble poly[2‐(diisopropylamino)ethyl methacrylate]‐ block ‐poly[2‐(dimethylamino) ethyl methacrylate]‐ block ‐poly[2‐( N ‐morpholino)ethyl methacrylate] triblock copolymers are synthesized via group transfer polymerization. They are molecularly soluble in acidic solution but give PDPA‐core three‐layer “onion‐like” micelles in alkaline solution. They also give two types of micelles in hexane depending on whether a cosolvent is used: i) PMEMA‐core “onion‐like” reverse micelles are formed with a cosolvent, or, ii) [PDMA‐ b ‐PMEMA]‐core core–shell micelles without. In addition, novel shell cross‐linked micelles and reverse SCL micelles are also synthesized by cross‐linking the inner PDMA shell of both PDPA‐core micelles in water and PMEMA‐core reverse micelles in hexane.