pH-Induced Micellization Kinetics of ABC Triblock Copolymers Measured by Stopped-Flow Light Scattering
pH-Induced Micellization Kinetics of ABC Triblock Copolymers Measured by Stopped-Flow Light Scattering
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DOI:
10.1021/ma051808c
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发表时间:
2005-10
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影响因子:
5.5
通讯作者:
Zhiyuan Zhu;S. Armes;Shiyong Liu
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作者:
Zhiyuan Zhu;S. Armes;Shiyong Liu
A poly(glycerol monomethacrylate)-block-poly(2-(dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate)-block-poly(2-(diethylamino)ethyl methacrylate) (GMA−DMA−DEA) triblock copolymer was synthesized via atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP). The pH-induced micellization kinetics of this GMA−DMA−DEA triblock copolymer was investigated by employing a stopped-flow light scattering technique. Upon jumping from pH 4 to around 7−7.5, stopped-flow experiments revealed two distinct relaxation processes. The first relaxation mode had a positive amplitude, suggesting that the micelle size and/or micelle number density increases; in contrast, the second relaxation mode had a negative amplitude, which is assigned to the micelle formation−breakup process. However, upon jumping from pH 4 to pH >8, only relaxation processes with positive amplitude were observed. The relaxation curve can be well fitted with a double-exponential function, leading to a fast relaxation time constant (τ1) and a slow relaxation time constant (τ2). τ1 is in ...