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POLYMERS
Volume 14, Issue 24, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/polym14245354
Keywords
graft copolymers; aromatic polyester; poly(2-isopropyl-2-oxazoline); thermoresponsiveness; phase separation; dilute solutions; molecular characteristics; light scattering; dynamic light scattering; turbidimetry
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In this study, a polycondensation aromatic polyester with an oxygen spacer was synthesized and used as a macroinitiator to initiate the grafting reaction of linear poly(2-isopropyl-2-oxazoline). The behavior of the copolymers in organic solvents and water was investigated, and the molecular characteristics and conformations of the polymers were determined. The thermoresponsive properties of the graft copolymers in aqueous solutions were also studied and compared with other graft copolymers composed of different side chains and backbone structures.
A polycondensation aromatic polyester with an oxygen spacer was synthesized and used as a macroinitiator for the grafting of linear poly(2-isopropyl-2-oxazoline) (PiPrOx) by the cationic polymerization method. The length of the thermosensitive side chains was varied by the initiator:monomer ratio. Using methods of molecular hydrodynamics, light scattering and turbidimetry, the copolymers were studied in organic solvents and in water. The molecular characteristics of the main chain and graft copolymers, the polymerization degree of side chains and their grafting density have been determined. The equilibrium rigidity of the macroinitiator and the conformations of grafted macromolecules were evaluated. In selective solvents, they take on a star-like conformation or aggregate depending on the degree of shielding of the main chain by side chains. The thermoresponsiveness of graft copolymers in aqueous solutions was studied, and their LCST were estimated. The results are compared with data for graft copolymers composed of PiPrOx side chains and flexible or rigid chain backbones of aromatic polyester type.
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