Charge selective encapsulation by polymeric micelles with cationic, anionic, or zwitterionic cores
Charge selective encapsulation by polymeric micelles with cationic, anionic, or zwitterionic cores
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10.1002/pola.25900
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2012-04
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Decheng Wan;M. Jin;H. Pu;Guowei Wang
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Decheng Wan;M. Jin;H. Pu;Guowei Wang
Polymeric micelles showing charge selective and pH-reversible encapsulation are reported. It is found that for a guest mixture of organic cationic–anionic dyes, a unimolecular micelle (PEI@PS) with a polystyrene (PS) as shell and a hyperbranched polyethylenimine (PEI) as core can exclusively entrap the anionic one; and a physical micelle consisting of brush-like macromolecule (mPS-PAA) with multi PS-b-polyacrylic acid (PAA) as grafts can exclusively entrap the cationic one. A covalent micelle (PEI-COOH@PS) bearing a zwitterionic core, that is, PEI covalently derived with dense carboxylic acids, can undergo highly pH-switchable charge selective and pH-reversible encapsulation. Both PEI@PS and mPS-PAA can be used for highly charge-selective separation of ionic dyes but the pH-reversibility of the encapsulation is relatively limited. In contrast, PEI-COOH@PS is less effective to differentiate the anionic–cationic dyes but is well recyclable. A physical micelle obtained from the self-assembly of PEI and mPS-PAA shows similar property to PEI-COOH@PS. The combination of these micelles in mixture separation can enhance the recyclability of the micelle and widen the spectrum of mixtures that can be well separated. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem, 2012