Effect of Salt on the Micellization Kinetics of pH-Responsive ABC Triblock Copolymers
Effect of Salt on the Micellization Kinetics of pH-Responsive ABC Triblock Copolymers
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DOI:
10.1021/ma070978h
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发表时间:
2007-07
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影响因子:
5.5
通讯作者:
Zhiyuan Zhu;Jian Xu;Yueming Zhou;X. Jiang;S. Armes;Shiyong Liu
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作者:
Zhiyuan Zhu;Jian Xu;Yueming Zhou;X. Jiang;S. Armes;Shiyong Liu
The pH-induced micellization kinetics of poly(glycerol monomethacrylate)-b-poly(2-(dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate)-b-poly(2-(diethylamino)ethyl methacrylate) (PGMA-b-PDMA-b-PDEA) in the presence of salt (NaCl) was investigated by stopped-flow light scattering and fluorescence, and the results were compared to those obtained with salt-free solutions. Upon jumping from pH 4 to 12, this triblock copolymer forms micelles that consist of a central PDEA core, shielded by a PDMA inner shell and a PGMA outer corona. For micelle formation in the presence or absence of salt, all relaxation curves recorded by stopped-flow light scattering can be well fitted with a double-exponential function, leading to a fast relaxation time constant (τ1) and a slow relaxation time constant (τ2). The fast process (τ1) is associated with the formation of quasi-equilibrium micelles, while the slow process (τ2) is associated with micelle formation−breakup, approaching the final equilibrium state. Both processes occur much more slowl...