PH-responsive amphiphilic hybrid random-type copolymers of poly(acrylic acid) and poly(acrylate-POSS): Synthesis by ATRP and self-assembly in aqueous solution

Colloid and Polymer Science

Volumn 291, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1803-1815

  Wang, Zhuo ^c   Tan, Beng H ^a   Hussain, Hazrat ^b   He, Chaobin ^a,c  

^a INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING   (Singapore)

^b QUAID I AZAM UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Critical aggregation concentration; Hybrid amphiphilic copolymer; pH responsive copolymer; Polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS); Self assembly

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPHILIC CO-POLYMERS; ATRP AND SELF ASSEMBLIES; CRITICAL AGGREGATION CONCENTRATION; FLUORESCENCE MEASUREMENTS; LASER LIGHT SCATTERING; PH-RESPONSIVE; POLYHEDRAL OLIGOMERIC SILSESQUIOXANES; SELF-ASSEMBLY BEHAVIORS;

AGGREGATES; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; FLUORESCENCE; HYDROPHOBICITY; OLIGOMERS; SELF ASSEMBLY; SOLUTIONS;

COPOLYMERS;

COPOLYMER; POLY(ACRYLIC ACID) CO POLY(ACRYLATE POLYHEDRAL OLIGOMERIC SILSESQUIOXANE); POLY(BUTYLACRYLATE) CO POLY(ACRYLATE POLYHEDRAL OLIGOMERIC SILSESQUIOXANE); PYRENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYDROLYSIS; HYDROPHOBICITY; IONIC STRENGTH; LIGHT SCATTERING; PARTICLE SIZE; PH; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLUBILITY; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 84881158007     PISSN: 0303402X     EISSN: 14351536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00396-013-2914-0     Document Type: Article

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