title: Zwitterionic Amphiphilic Homopolymer Assemblies.
abstract: Zwitterionic amphiphilic homopolymers can be conveniently prepared in one-pot using activated ester-based polymer precursors. We show that these zwitterionic polymers can(i)spontaneously self-assemble to form micelle-like and inverse micelle-like assemblies depending on the solvent environment;(ii)act as hydrophilic and hydrophobic nanocontainers in apolar and polar solvents respectively;(iii)undergo pH-responsive surface charge and size variations;(iv)exhibit least cytotoxicity compared to structurally analogous amphiphilic homopolymers.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003.
authors.forename: Rajasekhar R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Ramireddy
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Prasad
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Finne
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Thayumanavan