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MACROMOLECULAR RAPID COMMUNICATIONS
Volume 34, Issue 20, Pages 1654-1661Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/marc.201300553
Keywords
gradient copolymers; micelles; relaxation processes; structural transitions
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [21074135, 21274148, 21104079]
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In this work, a gradient copolymer of styrene (St) and methyl methacrylate (MMA) is synthesized via reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer living radical polymerization and its micellization behaviors in an acetone and water mixture are investigated by transmission electron microscopy, light scattering, and NMR spectroscopy. Three different kinds of transitions were found to coexist in a single system for the first time: a unimers to micelles transition, a star-like micelles to crew-cut micelles transition resulting from the shrinkage of micelles, and morphological transitions from spherical micelles to cylindrical micelles to vesicles. Our findings provide a general picture of structural transitions and relaxation processes in gradient copolymer micelles, which can lead to the development of novel materials and applications based on gradient copolymers.
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