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A triple thermoresponsive schizophrenic diblock copolymer†

Qilu Zhang,a   Jong-Dal Hongb  and  Richard Hoogenboom*a  
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a Supramolecular Chemistry Group, Department of Organic Chemistry, Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281 S4, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
E-mail: richard.hoogenboom@ugent.be

b Department of Chemistry, University of Incheon, 119 Academy-ro Yeonsu-gu, Incheon 406-772, Republic of Korea

Abstract

This article describes a new class of triple thermoresponsive ‘schizophrenic’ diblock copolymer that undergoes transitions from conventional micelles (or vesicles) via unimers to reverse micelles (or vesicles) and finally to a precipitated state upon heating. The various transition temperatures of this copolymer could be well controlled by the concentration of trivalent anion and pH that control the upper critical solution temperature of the poly(dimethylaminoethyl methacrtylate) (PDMAEMA) block or the type of poly(methoxy oligoethylenegylol methacrylate) (PmOEGA) to vary the lower critical solution temperature.

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https://doi.org/10.1039/C3PY00659J
Submitted
22 May 2013
Accepted
17 Jun 2013
First published
18 Jun 2013
Polym. Chem., 2013,4, 4322-4325
Article type
Communication
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A triple thermoresponsive schizophrenic diblock copolymer

Q. Zhang, J. Hong and R. Hoogenboom, Polym. Chem., 2013, 4, 4322
DOI: 10.1039/C3PY00659J

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