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Controlled Synthesis of AB2 amphiphilic triarm star-shaped block copolymers by ring-opening polymerization
Petrova, Svetla; Riva, Raphaël; Jérôme, Christine et al.
2009In European Polymer Journal, 45 (12), p. 3442-3450
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Keywords :
ring-opening polymerization (ROP); lactone; epoxide; star-shaped polymer
Abstract :
[en] This paper describes the synthesis of a novel amphiphilic AB2 triarm star-shaped copolymer with A = non-toxic and biocompatible hydrophilic poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) and B = biodegradable and hydrophobic poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL). A series of AB2 triarm star-shaped copolymers with different molecular weights for the PCL block were successfully synthesized by a three-step procedure. α-methoxy-ω-epoxy-poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO-epoxide) was first synthesized by the nucleophilic substitution of α-methoxy-ω-hydroxy-poly(ethylene oxide) (MPEO) on epichlorohydrin. In a second step, the α-methoxy-ω,ω’-dihydroxy-poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO(OH)2) macroinitiator was prepared by the selective hydrolysis of the ω-epoxy end-group of the PEO-epoxide chain. Finally, PEO(OH)2 was used as a macroinitiator for the ring-opening polymerization (ROP) of ε-caprolactone (εCL) catalyzed by tin octoaote (Sn(Oct)2). PEO-epoxide, PEO(OH)2 and the AB2 triarm star-shaped copolymers were assessed by 1H NMR spectroscopy, size exclusion chromatography (SEC) and MALDI-TOF. The behavior of the AB2 triarm star-shaped copolymer in aqueous solution was studied by dynamic light scattering (DLS) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM).
Research center :
Center for Education and Research on Macromolecules (CERM)
Disciplines :
Chemistry
Materials science & engineering
Author, co-author :
Petrova, Svetla;  University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy, Sofia, Bulgaria > Department: “Polymer Engineering”
Riva, Raphaël ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Department of Chemistry > Center for Education and Research on Macromolecules (CERM)
Jérôme, Christine  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Department of Chemistry > Center for Education and Research on Macromolecules (CERM)
Lecomte, Philippe  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Department of Chemistry > Center for Education and Research on Macromolecules (CERM)
Mateva, Rosa;  University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy, Sofia, Bulgaria > Department: “Polymer Engineering”
Language :
English
Title :
Controlled Synthesis of AB2 amphiphilic triarm star-shaped block copolymers by ring-opening polymerization
Publication date :
December 2009
Journal title :
European Polymer Journal
ISSN :
0014-3057
eISSN :
1873-1945
Publisher :
Elsevier Science
Volume :
45
Issue :
12
Pages :
3442-3450
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
Funders :
BELSPO - SPP Politique scientifique - Service Public Fédéral de Programmation Politique scientifique
F.R.S.-FNRS - Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique [BE]
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