Abstract
Poloxamer (Pluronic®) and poloxamine (Tetronic®) are commercially important block copolymers composed of polypropylene oxide (PPO) and polyethylene glycol (PEG) segments. Due to the difference in chemical polarity of the two blocks, the copolymers exhibit amphiphilicity and thermally induced aggregation behavior in aqueous solutions. The present work shows that block copolymer architecture is not necessary to achieve an amphiphilic character in PPO and PEG-based polymers. Instead a simple molecular tweaking by adding a very short hydrophilic or hydrophobic side-chain allows for attaining amphiphilicity and consequential thermoresponsiveness in PEG and PPO-rich polymers.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 472-478 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part A: Pure and Applied Chemistry |
Volume | 57 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2020 Jun 2 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This research was funded by National Research Foundation of Korea grant funded by the Korean government (MSIP) (NRF-18R1D1A1B07048527).
Publisher Copyright:
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Copyright:
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Keywords
- Amine-epoxy reaction
- amphiphilic polymers
- poly(ß-hydroxyl amine)s
- thermoresponsive polymers
- “click” polymerization
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Ceramics and Composites
- General Chemistry
- Polymers and Plastics
- Materials Chemistry