TY - JOUR
T1 - Synthesis and Self-Assembly of Amphiphilic Triblock Terpolymers with Complex Macromolecular Architecture
AU - Polymeropoulos, George
AU - Zapsas, George
AU - Hadjichristidis, Nikos
AU - Avgeropoulos, Apostolos
N1 - KAUST Repository Item: Exported on 2020-10-01
Acknowledgements: G.P. and A.A. would like to acknowledge cofinancing of this research project by the European Union (European Regional Development Fund- ERDF) and Greek national funds through the Operational Program "THESSALY- MAINLAND GREECE AND EPIRUS-2007-2013" of the National Strategic Reference Framework (NSRF 2007-2013). G.P., G.Z., and A.A. would like to acknowledge the Network of Research Supporting Laboratories at the University of Ioannina for using the Electron Microscopy Facility. G.P. and N.H. would like to acknowledge the support by King Abdullah University of Science and Technology.
PY - 2015/11/25
Y1 - 2015/11/25
N2 - Two star triblock terpolymers (PS-b-P2VP-b-PEO)3 and one dendritic-like terpolymer [PS-b-P2VP-b-(PEO)2]3 of PS (polystyrene), P2VP (poly(2-vinylpyridine)), and PEO (poly(ethylene oxide)), never reported before, were synthesized by combining atom transfer radical and anionic polymerizations. The synthesis involves the transformation of the -Br groups of the previously reported Br-terminated 3-arm star diblock copolymers to one or two -OH groups, followed by anionic polymerization of ethylene oxide to afford the star or dendritic structure, respectively. The well-defined structure of the terpolymers was confirmed by static light scattering, size exclusion chromatography, and NMR spectroscopy. The self-assembly in solution and the morphology in bulk of the terpolymers, studied by dynamic light scattering and transmission electron microscopy, respectively, reveal new insights in the phase separation of these materials with complex macromolecular architecture. © 2015 American Chemical Society.
AB - Two star triblock terpolymers (PS-b-P2VP-b-PEO)3 and one dendritic-like terpolymer [PS-b-P2VP-b-(PEO)2]3 of PS (polystyrene), P2VP (poly(2-vinylpyridine)), and PEO (poly(ethylene oxide)), never reported before, were synthesized by combining atom transfer radical and anionic polymerizations. The synthesis involves the transformation of the -Br groups of the previously reported Br-terminated 3-arm star diblock copolymers to one or two -OH groups, followed by anionic polymerization of ethylene oxide to afford the star or dendritic structure, respectively. The well-defined structure of the terpolymers was confirmed by static light scattering, size exclusion chromatography, and NMR spectroscopy. The self-assembly in solution and the morphology in bulk of the terpolymers, studied by dynamic light scattering and transmission electron microscopy, respectively, reveal new insights in the phase separation of these materials with complex macromolecular architecture. © 2015 American Chemical Society.
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10754/621711
UR - http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acsmacrolett.5b00795
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84949963339&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1021/acsmacrolett.5b00795
DO - 10.1021/acsmacrolett.5b00795
M3 - Article
SN - 2161-1653
VL - 4
SP - 1392
EP - 1397
JO - ACS Macro Letters
JF - ACS Macro Letters
IS - 12
ER -