Biocatalytic Synthesis of Multi‐block Copolymer Composed of Poly(tetrahydrofuran) and Poly(ethylene oxide)
- 29 November 2006
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Informa UK Limited in Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part A
- Vol. 43 (12), 1975-1981
- https://doi.org/10.1080/10916460600997744
Abstract
Multi‐block copolymers consisting of poly(tetrahydrofuran) (PTHF) as the hydrophobic part and poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) as the hydrophilic part were synthesized using lipase‐catalyzed polymerization. The self‐assembly micelle of the synthesized copolymer in the presence of water was investigated using fluorescence spectroscopy and dynamic light scattering. Fluorescence spectroscopy measurements suggested that the copolymers were associated in water to form polymeric micelles, and the critical micelle concentrations (CMC) value of the block copolymers was 0.0005–0.005 mg/ml.Keywords
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