Preparation and self-assembly of poly(diglycidyl maleate-co-stearyl methacrylate)

Haojie Yu, Li Wang, Junfeng Zhou, Xiaochen Dong, Guohua Jiang

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Abstract

Poly(diglycidyl maleate-co-stearyl methacrylate) (P(DGMA-co-SMA)) with reactive epoxy groups was synthesized by reaction of poly(maleic anhydride-co-stearyl methacrylate) (P(MA-co-SMA)) and epichlorohydrin. The effect of precipitant on self-assembly behaviors of the resultant copolymer was investigated. It was found that vesicles and nanotubule liked aggregates can be obtained through self-assembly of P(DGMA-co-SMA) in THF solution using CH 3CH2OH (EtOH) as precipitant while spheral aggregates can be obtained using H2O as precipitant. The mechanism of the self-assembly behavior was discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1156-1161
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of Applied Polymer Science
Volume105
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 5 Aug 2007
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Aggregate
  • Copolymer
  • Epoxy
  • Morphology
  • Self-assembly

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