Novel Amphiphilic Diblock Copolymer of Low Molecular Weight Poly(N-vinylpyrrolidone)-block-poly(d ,l -lactide): Synthesis, Characterization, and Micellization
| Autor: | Maxime Ranger, David Lessard, Stephen Rimmer, Dorothée Le Garrec, Sandra Gori, Jean-Christophe Leroux, Damon Smith, Laibin Luo |
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| Rok vydání: | 2004 |
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| Zdroj: | Macromolecules. 37:4008-4013 |
| ISSN: | 1520-5835 0024-9297 |
| DOI: | 10.1021/ma035910q |
| Popis: | Low molecular weight poly(N-vinylpyrrolidone) (PVP) with a hydroxyl group at one end was successfully synthesized by free radical polymerization of N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone (NVP). Using isopropyl alcohol as solvent and 2-mercaptoethanol as chain transfer agent, a control over molecular weight (MW) profile of PVP was obtained, leading to average-number MW as low as 2500 Da and polydispersity indexes close to 1.5. MALDI−TOF mass spectrometry indicated that the insertion of hydroxyl group on one chain end was quantitative. Hydroxyl-terminated PVP was used as macroinitiator in ring-opening polymerization of d,l-lactide yielding amphiphilic poly(N-vinylpyrrolidone)-block-poly(d,l-lactide) (PVP-b-PDLLA) diblock copolymer with polydispersity indexes as low as 1.14. PDLLA contents could be tuned according to the feed ratio of DLLA, leading to molar percents up to 47%. The well-defined diblock copolymer self-assembles into micelles in aqueous solution. Polymeric micelles, composed of PVP-b-PDLLA with PVP Mn of 2500 a... |
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