title: Temperature-responsive aqueous micelles from terpyridine end-capped poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)-block-polystyrene diblock copolymers.
abstract: An attractive concept for designing "smart materials" is the combination of supramolecular interactions with thermoresponsive polymers. Here, this concept is illustrated by preparing aqueous micelles from poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)-block-polystyrene copolymers functionalized at the extremity of their poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) coronal chains by terpyridine ligands. The effect of temperature and of the addition of Zn(II) ions on the self-assembling properties is then studied.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanosciences, Bio- and Soft Matter, Université catholique de Louvain, Place Pasteur 1, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.
authors.forename: Sandie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Piogé
authors.forename: Charles-André
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Fustin
authors.forename: Jean-François
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Gohy
mesh_terms: D000178:Acrylamides / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D000180:Acrylic Resins; D008823:Micelles; D011108:Polymers / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D011137:Polystyrenes / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D011725:Pyridines / Q000737:chemistry*; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: C517923:(2,2'-6',2'')-terpyridine; D000178:Acrylamides; D000180:Acrylic Resins; D008823:Micelles; D011108:Polymers; D011137:Polystyrenes; D011725:Pyridines; C052970:poly-N-isopropylacrylamide