Issue 13, 2018

Functional hydrophobic and hetero-grafted block comb polymers via a combination of spontaneous zwitterionic copolymerisation and redox-initiated RAFT polymerisation

Abstract

The SZWIP of 2-oxazolines enables the one-pot synthesis of N-acylated poly(amino ester) based macromonomers with tuneable hydrophobicity. Their redox-initiated RAFT (co-)polymerisation yields hydrophobic homo- or amphiphilic block comb polymers with pendant carboxy groups, which can be self-assembled into nano-sized pH-responsive aggregates. The availability for further functionalisations in combination with their non-toxicity highlights their future potential for biomedical applications.

Graphical abstract: Functional hydrophobic and hetero-grafted block comb polymers via a combination of spontaneous zwitterionic copolymerisation and redox-initiated RAFT polymerisation

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
14 Nov 2017
Accepted
04 Dec 2017
First published
15 Dec 2017

Polym. Chem., 2018,9, 1562-1566

Functional hydrophobic and hetero-grafted block comb polymers via a combination of spontaneous zwitterionic copolymerisation and redox-initiated RAFT polymerisation

A. M. Mahmoud, A. Rajakanthan and K. Kempe, Polym. Chem., 2018, 9, 1562 DOI: 10.1039/C7PY01912B

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