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Temperature‐Responsive Aqueous Micelles From Terpyridine End‐Capped Poly( N ‐Isopropylacrylamide)‐ Block ‐Polystyrene Diblock Copolymers
Author(s) -
Piogé Sandie,
Fustin CharlesAndré,
Gohy JeanFrançois
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
macromolecular rapid communications
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.348
H-Index - 154
eISSN - 1521-3927
pISSN - 1022-1336
DOI - 10.1002/marc.201100640
Subject(s) - copolymer , micelle , poly(n isopropylacrylamide) , terpyridine , polymer chemistry , aqueous solution , materials science , polystyrene , polymer , lower critical solution temperature , chemical engineering , chemistry , organic chemistry , metal , composite material , metallurgy , engineering
An attractive concept for designing “smart materials” is the combination of supramolecular interactions with thermoresponsive polymers. Here, this concept is illustrated by preparing aqueous micelles from poly( N ‐isopropylacrylamide)‐ block ‐polystyrene copolymers functionalized at the extremity of their poly( N ‐isopropylacrylamide) coronal chains by terpyridine ligands. The effect of temperature and of the addition of Zn(II) ions on the self‐assembling properties is then studied.