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- Title
Synthesis and Characterization of Poly( N-isopropylacrylamide) and Poly(vinyl acetate) Diblock Copolymers via MADIX Process.
- Authors
Özgüç, Çimen; Helvacıoğlu, Ekmel; Nugay, Nihan; Nugay, Turgut
- Abstract
The synthesis of diblock copolymers of poly( N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM) and poly(vinyl acetate) (PVAc) was performed by macromolecular design via interchange of xanthates (MADIX) process. Following the preparation of methyl (isopropoxycarbonothioyl) sulfanyl acetate (MIPCTSA) as chain transfer agent, it was reacted with vinyl acetate to obtain PVAc macro-chain transfer agent. Then, block copolymerization was completed by successive addition of N-isopropylacrylamide (NIPAM). 1H NMR spectroscopy confirmed the presence of both blocks in the copolymer structure, with the expected composition based on the feed ratio. Size Exclusion Chromatography (SEC) was used to investigate the relative values of molecular characteristics. Only 20% of PVAc was converted to block copolymer. The resultant block copolymer structures were further examined in terms of their morphologies as well as critical micelle concentration (CMC) by using ESEM and Fluorescence Excitation Spectroscopic techniques, respectively. Morphological characterization confirmed amphiphilic block copolymer formation with the existence of mainly ca. 100 nm well distributed micelles. The thermo responsive amphiphilic behavior of the block copolymer solutions were followed by Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS) technique.
- Publication
Macromolecular Symposia, 2013, Vol 323, Issue 1, p18
- ISSN
1022-1360
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/masy.201100105