期刊
JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
卷 581, 期 -, 页码 874-883出版社
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2020.07.147
关键词
Thermoresponsive; LCST; Supramacromolecular assemblies; Cloud point nano-DSC; Bisurea; Cylindrical micelles; Supramolecular bottlebrushes; Hydrogen bonding
资金
- French Agence Nationale de la Recherche (PISAForFilms project) [ANR-17 CE09-0031-01]
- Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR) [ANR-17-CE09-0031] Funding Source: Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR)
The study found that bisurea-functionalized polymers exhibit unexpected temperature-dependent solubility in water solutions, and the cloud point temperature can be widely tuned through the formation of co-assemblies.
Hypothesis: Thermoresponsive polymers are important materials for various applications. However, the number of polymers that exhibit this property in the temperature range of interest remains limited. The development of novel rational design strategies through the understanding of the thermal transition's origin is therefore of utmost importance. Experiments: Bisurea-functionalized water-soluble polymers were synthesized by RAFT polymerization. After direct dissolution in water, the supramolecular assemblies were analyzed by cryo-TEM and SANS. Their temperature-dependent water-solubility was characterized by various techniques, namely DLS, SANS, DSC, IR, to understand the origin of the temperature sensitivity. Findings: The supramolecular assemblies exhibit an unexpected temperature-dependent solubility. For instance, a cloud point of only 39 degrees C was measured for poly(N,N-dimethylacrylamide) assemblies. This property is not restricted to one specific polymer but is rather a general feature of bisurea-functionalized polymers that form supramacromolecular bottlebrushes in water. The results highlight the existence of two distinct transitions; the first one is a visually perceptible cloud point due to the aggregation of individual micelles, presumably driven by the hydrophobic effect. The second transition is related to the dissociation of intermolecular bisurea hydrogen bonds. Finally, we show that it is possible to widely tune the cloud point temperature through the formation of co-assemblies. (C) 2020 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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