Abstract
Aquenos micelles have been prepared from amphiphilie supramolecular graft copolymers, in which poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) side chains were linked to a poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) backbone via ruthenium(π)-terpyridine complexes. Three different graft copolymers were investigated in which the average number of PEG branches (constant length) and the length of the PMMA backbone were varied. The successful formation of micelles was proven by dynamic light scattering (DLS), atomic force microscopy (AFM), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). A good agreement was found between TEM and AFM observations, which show polydisperse spherical micelles. The hydrodynamic diameter measured by DLS was much larger, suggesting the formation of aggregates. No substantial difference in the micellar characteristics features was found between the three investigated samples.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1524-1530 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics |
| Volume | 204 |
| Issue number | 12 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Aug 18 2003 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Keywords
- Graft copolymers
- Metal complex
- Micelles
- Supramolecular chemistry
- Terpyridine
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Polymers and Plastics
- Materials Chemistry
- Organic Chemistry
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
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Aqueous micelles from supramolecular graft copolymers. / Gohy, Jean François; Hofmeier, Harald; Alexeev, Alexander; Schubert, Ulrich S.
In: Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics, Vol. 204, No. 12, 18.08.2003, p. 1524-1530.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Aqueous micelles from supramolecular graft copolymers
AU - Gohy, Jean François
AU - Hofmeier, Harald
AU - Alexeev, Alexander
AU - Schubert, Ulrich S.
PY - 2003/8/18
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N2 - Aquenos micelles have been prepared from amphiphilie supramolecular graft copolymers, in which poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) side chains were linked to a poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) backbone via ruthenium(π)-terpyridine complexes. Three different graft copolymers were investigated in which the average number of PEG branches (constant length) and the length of the PMMA backbone were varied. The successful formation of micelles was proven by dynamic light scattering (DLS), atomic force microscopy (AFM), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). A good agreement was found between TEM and AFM observations, which show polydisperse spherical micelles. The hydrodynamic diameter measured by DLS was much larger, suggesting the formation of aggregates. No substantial difference in the micellar characteristics features was found between the three investigated samples.
AB - Aquenos micelles have been prepared from amphiphilie supramolecular graft copolymers, in which poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) side chains were linked to a poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) backbone via ruthenium(π)-terpyridine complexes. Three different graft copolymers were investigated in which the average number of PEG branches (constant length) and the length of the PMMA backbone were varied. The successful formation of micelles was proven by dynamic light scattering (DLS), atomic force microscopy (AFM), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). A good agreement was found between TEM and AFM observations, which show polydisperse spherical micelles. The hydrodynamic diameter measured by DLS was much larger, suggesting the formation of aggregates. No substantial difference in the micellar characteristics features was found between the three investigated samples.
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KW - Supramolecular chemistry
KW - Terpyridine
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