title: Synthesis and self-assembly of terpyridine end-capped poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)-block-poly(2-(dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate) diblock copolymers.
abstract: At the basis of smart self-assembled materials are lying small building blocks that can hierarchically assemble in response to stimuli, e.g., temperature or chemical species. In this context, the synthesis of terpyridine end-capped poly(2-(dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate)-block-poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) diblock copolymers via controlled radical copolymerization is reported here. The self-assembly of those copolymers is investigated in dilute aqueous solutions while varying temperature or adding transition metal ions, respectively, leading to the formation of micellar nanostructures or metallosupramolecular triblock copolymers.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanosciences, Bio- and Soft Matter division, Université catholique de Louvain, Place L. Pasteur 1, bte. L4.01.01, B-1348, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.
authors.forename: Jérémy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Brassinne
authors.forename: Elio
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Poggi
authors.forename: Charles-André
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Fustin
authors.forename: Jean-François
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Gohy
mesh_terms: D000180:Acrylic Resins / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D008689:Methacrylates / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D009757:Nylons / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D058105:Polymerization; D011725:Pyridines / Q000737:chemistry*; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D000180:Acrylic Resins; D008689:Methacrylates; D009757:Nylons; D011725:Pyridines; C407037:poly(2-(dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate); C052970:poly-N-isopropylacrylamide; C023666:pyridine
keywords: block copolymers; metal-ligand interaction; smart materials; supramolecular assembly