Vesicular assembly and thermo-responsive vesicle-to-micelle transition from an amphiphilic random copolymer.
Vesicular assembly from a thermo-responsive amphiphilic random copolymer is reported. Vesicle-to-micelle transition above a critical morphology transition temperature (CMTT) resulted in selective triggered release of encapsulated hydrophilic guests over hydrophobic ones. The aggregation pattern of a control polymer indicated a defined role of the methacrylamide groups in the polymer backbone for such unprecedented self-assembly from a simple polymer.
Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Polymer Science Unit, Kolkata, 700032, India.
Krishna
K
Dan
Nivedita
N
Bose
Suhrit
S
Ghosh
D057927:Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions; D008823:Micelles; D058105:Polymerization; D011108:Polymers / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D013696:Temperature
D008823:Micelles; D011108:Polymers