Macromolecules

Influence of End Groups on the Stimulus-Responsive Behavior of Poly [oligo (ethylene glycol) methacrylate] in Water

…, FD Jochum, FR Forst, R Zentel, P Theato

Index: Roth, Peter J.; Jochum, Florian D.; Forst, F. Romina; Zentel, Rudolf; Theato, Patrick Macromolecules, 2010 , vol. 43, # 10 p. 4638 - 4645

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Abstract

The influence of the chemical structure of both end groups onto the lower critical solution temperature (LCST) of poly [oligo (ethylene glycol) monomethyl ether methacrylate]( POEGMA) in water was systematically investigated. POEGMA of M n= 3550 g/mol and M w/M n= 1.14 prepared by reversible addition− fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization was equipped with two different functional end groups in a one-step ...