RAFT preparation and the aqueous self-assembly of amphiphilic poly(octadecyl acrylate)-block-poly(polyethylene glycol methyl ether acrylate) copolymers

Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects

Volumn 470, Issue , 2015, Pages 60-69

  Chong, Josephine Y T ^a,b,d   Keddie, Daniel J ^c   Postma, Almar ^a   Mulet, Xavier ^a   Boyd, Ben J ^b   Drummond, Calum J ^a,d  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^d RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Amphiphilic brush copolymer; Diblock copolymer; PEGylated copolymer; RAFT end group; Self assembly

Indexed keywords

ALIPHATIC COMPOUNDS; BLOCK COPOLYMERS; DYNAMIC LIGHT SCATTERING; ETHERS; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; POLYETHYLENES; SELF ASSEMBLY;

AMPHIPHILIC BRUSHES; CRYO-TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY (CRYO-TEM); END GROUPS; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY (GPC); PEGYLATED; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL METHYL ETHERS; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; REVERSIBLE ADDITION FRAGMENTATION CHAIN TRANSFER;

NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE;

CARBONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; COPOLYMER; PHOSPHITE; POLY(OCTADECYL ACRYLATE); POLY(POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL METHYL ETHER ACRYLATE); UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CROSS POLARIZED LIGHT MICROSCOPY; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; LIGHT SCATTERING; MICROSCOPY; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; REVERSIBLE ADDITION FRAGMENTATION CHAIN TRANSFER; SYNTHESIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 84922720243     PISSN: 09277757     EISSN: 18734359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2015.01.047     Document Type: Article

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