Self-condensing vinyl polymerization of a switchable chain transfer monomer for facile synthesis of star-shaped block copolymers

2019 ◽  
Vol 474 ◽  
pp. 187-193 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu Sudo ◽  
Ryuki Kawai ◽  
Yuta Nabae ◽  
Teruaki Hayakawa ◽  
Masa-aki Kakimoto
2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (10) ◽  
pp. 3326-3334 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wenyan Huang ◽  
Chang Liu ◽  
Hongjun Yang ◽  
Xiaoqiang Xue ◽  
Bibiao Jiang ◽  
...  

Branched P(AN-co-VAc)s were obtained via radical polymerization using a new chain transfer monomer of 2-(3-mercaptopropionyloxy) ethyl methacrylate.


2012 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 2057-2064 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eriko Sato ◽  
Takashi Hagihara ◽  
Akikazu Matsumoto

2013 ◽  
Vol 24 (12) ◽  
pp. 1089-1093 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chang Peng ◽  
Kai Huang ◽  
Mingsong Han ◽  
Wei Meng ◽  
Yuanqin Xiong ◽  
...  

Polymers ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 1252
Author(s):  
Rodolfo M. Moraes ◽  
Layde T. Carvalho ◽  
Gizelda M. Alves ◽  
Simone F. Medeiros ◽  
Elodie Bourgeat-Lami ◽  
...  

Well-defined amphiphilic, biocompatible and partially biodegradable, thermo-responsive poly(N-vinylcaprolactam)-b-poly(ε-caprolactone) (PNVCL-b-PCL) block copolymers were synthesized by combining reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) and ring-opening polymerizations (ROP). Poly(N-vinylcaprolactam) containing xanthate and hydroxyl end groups (X–PNVCL–OH) was first synthesized by RAFT/macromolecular design by the interchange of xanthates (RAFT/MADIX) polymerization of NVCL mediated by a chain transfer agent containing a hydroxyl function. The xanthate-end group was then removed from PNVCL by a radical-induced process. Finally, the hydroxyl end-capped PNVCL homopolymer was used as a macroinitiator in the ROP of ε-caprolactone (ε-CL) to obtain PNVCL-b-PCL block copolymers. These (co)polymers were characterized by Size Exclusion Chromatography (SEC), Fourier-Transform Infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), Proton Nuclear Magnetic Resonance spectroscopy (1H NMR), UV–vis and Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) measurements. The critical micelle concentration (CMC) of the block copolymers in aqueous solution measured by the fluorescence probe technique decreased with increasing the length of the hydrophobic block. However, dynamic light scattering (DLS) demonstrated that the size of the micelles increased with increasing the proportion of hydrophobic segments. The morphology observed by cryo-TEM demonstrated that the micelles have a pointed-oval-shape. UV–vis and DLS analyses showed that these block copolymers have a temperature-responsive behavior with a lower critical solution temperature (LCST) that could be tuned by varying the block copolymer composition.


Polymer ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 45 (13) ◽  
pp. 4383-4389 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tommy S.C Pai ◽  
Christopher Barner-Kowollik ◽  
Thomas P Davis ◽  
Martina H Stenzel

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