TY - JOUR
T1 - Micellar solutions of a symmetrical amphiphilic ABA triblock copolymer with a temperature-responsive shell
AU - Jain, A.
AU - Kulkarni, A.
AU - Koumba, A. M.Bivigou
AU - Wang, W.
AU - Busch, P.
AU - Laschewsky, A.
AU - Müller-Buschbaum, P.
AU - Papadakis, C. M.
PY - 2010/5
Y1 - 2010/5
N2 - We have studied the thermal behavior of an ABA triblock copolymer having short, deuterated polystyrene end-blocks and a longer poly(N-isopropyl acrylamide) middle block, the latter exhibiting a lower critical solution temperature. The collapse of the micelles was investigated using dynamic light scattering. Small-angle neutron scattering with contrast matching allowed us to quantify the core-shell structure of the micelles as well as their correlations as a function of temperature.
AB - We have studied the thermal behavior of an ABA triblock copolymer having short, deuterated polystyrene end-blocks and a longer poly(N-isopropyl acrylamide) middle block, the latter exhibiting a lower critical solution temperature. The collapse of the micelles was investigated using dynamic light scattering. Small-angle neutron scattering with contrast matching allowed us to quantify the core-shell structure of the micelles as well as their correlations as a function of temperature.
KW - Amphiphiles
KW - Colloids
KW - Dynamic light scattering
KW - Micelles
KW - Small-angle neutron scattering
KW - Stimuli-sensitive polymers
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U2 - 10.1002/masy.201050526
DO - 10.1002/masy.201050526
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:77953387993
SN - 1022-1360
VL - 291-292
SP - 221
EP - 229
JO - Macromolecular Symposia
JF - Macromolecular Symposia
IS - 1
ER -