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- Title
Novel amphiphilic (AB)<sub>3</sub>‐type star block polymer: Synthesis and micellization study.
- Authors
Hamzeheipour, Saeideh; Rezaei, Abbas; Behniafar, Hossein
- Abstract
An amphiphilic three‐armed star polymer was synthesized through the polar cycloaddition reaction of a polyethylene glycol‐based macro‐triazide with an Yne‐terminated polycaprolactone in a molar ratio of 1:3 (click chemistry). Thus, each arm is itself a di‐block copolymer branched from the core, which is a 1,3,5‐triazine ring. The attachment of the pre‐synthesized hydrophobic segments to the hydrophilic segments in each arm leads to the creation of a 1,2,3‐triazole ring in the structure. Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) and proton nuclear magnetic resonance (H‐NMR) spectroscopies were used to verify the structures. The micellization process of the prepared amphiphilic polymer was investigated in aqueous medium. For this purpose, the critical micelle concentration (CMC) was specified by the fluorometric method. Using the transmission electron microscopy (TEM) technique, it was observed that spherical self‐assemblies with a mean diameter of <100 nm are formed from the aggregation of the amphiphilic macromolecules. In addition, the hydrodynamic diameter (D¯H) of the polymeric micelles and their size distribution were examined by dynamic light scattering (DLS) technique.
- Subjects
BLOCK copolymers; POLYMERIZATION; STAR-branched polymers; CRITICAL micelle concentration; PROTON magnetic resonance; RING formation (Chemistry)
- Publication
Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2024, Vol 141, Issue 26, p1
- ISSN
0021-8995
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/app.55565