Issue 50, 2014

Semi-crystalline block copolymer bicontinuous nanospheres for thermoresponsive controlled release

Abstract

We demonstrate the controlled release of pyrene, as a model hydrophobic molecule, from self-assembled bicontinuous nanospheres formed from an amphiphilic block copolymer. The bicontinuous polymer nanospheres act as efficient nanocarriers and the incorporation of hydrophobic poly(alkyl methacrylate) blocks introduces a temperature responsive component to the hydrophobic core.

Graphical abstract: Semi-crystalline block copolymer bicontinuous nanospheres for thermoresponsive controlled release

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
13 Mar 2014
Accepted
04 Jun 2014
First published
04 Jun 2014
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

RSC Adv., 2014,4, 26354-26358

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Semi-crystalline block copolymer bicontinuous nanospheres for thermoresponsive controlled release

S. J. Holder, G. Woodward, B. McKenzie and N. A. J. M. Sommerdijk, RSC Adv., 2014, 4, 26354 DOI: 10.1039/C4RA04547E

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