Synthesis of poly(solketal methacrylate)-block-poly(2-(dimethylamino)ethylmethacrylate) and preparation of nanospheres with cross-linked shells

Authors
Zhang, ZG Lin, GJ Bell, S
Citation
Zg. Zhang et al., Synthesis of poly(solketal methacrylate)-block-poly(2-(dimethylamino)ethylmethacrylate) and preparation of nanospheres with cross-linked shells, MACROMOLEC, 33(21), 2000, pp. 7877-7883
Citations number
57
Categorie Soggetti
Organic Chemistry/Polymer Science
Journal title
MACROMOLECULES
ISSN journal
00249297 → ACNP
Volume
33
Issue
21
Year of publication
2000
Pages
7877 - 7883
Database
ISI
SICI code
0024-9297(20001017)33:21<7877:SOPM>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
Living free radical polymerization was used to prepare poly(solketal methac rylate)-block-poly(2-(dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate) or PSMA-b-PDMAEMA. A diblock with 105 SMA units and 122 DMAEMA units formed spherical micelles with PDMAEMA coronas and PSMA cores in water with 5 vol % THF. Nanospheres with cross-linked shells were obtained by cross-linking the PDMAEMA corona s with 1,2-bis(2'-iodoethoxyl)ethane (BIEE). The cores of the nanospheres w ere made hydrophilic by hydrolyzing the acetonide groups of PSMA.