Development of self-assembled poly(2-ethyl-2-oxazoline)-b-poly(ε-caprolactone) (PEtOx-b-PCL) copolymeric nanostructures in aqueous solution and evaluation of their morphological transitions
Yazarlar (7)
U. U. Ozkose
İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi, Türkiye
S. Gulyuz
İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi, Türkiye
U. C. Oz
Ankara Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Prof. Dr. Mehmet Atilla TAŞDELEN Yalova Üniversitesi, Türkiye
O. Alpturk
İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi, Türkiye
A. Bozkir
Ankara Üniversitesi, Türkiye
O. Yilmaz
Tubıtak Marmara Research Center, Türkiye
Makale Türü Açık Erişim Özgün Makale (SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayınlanan tam makale)
Dergi Adı Express Polymer Letters (Q1)
Dergi ISSN 1788-618X Dergi Bilgileri (2020)
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler SCI
Makale Dili İngilizce Basım Tarihi 01-2020
Kabul Tarihi – Yayınlanma Tarihi 01-01-2020
Cilt / Sayı / Sayfa 14 / 11 / 1048–1062 DOI 10.3144/expresspolymlett.2020.85
Makale Linki http://www.expresspolymlett.com/letolt.php?file=EPL-0010664mi=c
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Özet
Amphiphilic block copolymers are known to self-assemble into various morphologies, including ellipsoids, tubular structures, toroids, vesicles, micellar structures. In this paper, we discuss the synthesis of copolymeric nanostructures (CNs) using poly(2-ethyl-2-oxazoline)-block-poly(epsilon-caprolactone) (PEtOx-b-PCL) amphiphilic block copolymers. Our data indicate that - varying the molecular weight and the number of repeating units dictate the nature of morphology. That is, the formation of self-assembled morphologies from ellipsoid to rod-like architectures are observed in aqueous solution, depending on the mass ratio of the hydrophilic block (f(PEtOx)). To best of our knowledge, this is the first report on the morphological transitions of PEtOx-b-PCL amphiphilic block copolymer-based CNs with different f(PEtOx)) values in the literature.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Amphiphilic block copolymers | Morphological transition | Nanomaterials | Poly(2-ethyl-2-oxazoline) | Self-assembly