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Small angle neutron scattering study on complex coacervate core micelles formed by oppositely charged poly(ethylene oxide-b-allyl glycidyl ether) block copolymer in water

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Structure of complex coacervate core micelles in aqueous solution formed by oppositely charged polyelectrolytes based on poly(ethylene oxide-b-allyl glycidyl ether) (PEOAGE) diblock copolymer was investigated using dynamic light scattering (DLS) and small-angle neutron scattering (SANS). Two PEOAGE diblock copolymers are prepared by anionic ring-opening polymerization to provide PEOAGE-1 (M n,PEO = 5000 g/mol and M n,PAGE = 2700 g/mol) and PEOAGE-2 (M n,PEO = 5000 g/mol and M n,PAGE = 5500 g/mol). PAGE block in the diblock copolymer was functionalized with either primary amine or sulfonate group by thiol-ene click chemistry to generate two oppositely charged block copolyelectrolytes. In addition, unfunctionalized PAGE block is hydrophobic, and therefore PEOAGE block copolymer in aqueous solution forms hydrophobic driven micelles, which is used as control. Combination of DLS and SANS provides micelle dimension including overall micelle size, core radius, and aggregation number. Based on the results, hydrophobic driven micelles show relatively well-defined cores, and morphology changes from sphere to cylinder as PAGE block length increases. Spherical cores in complex coacervate core micelles are significantly swollen by water, and diffusive in comparison to hydrophobic driven micelles.

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This research was supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) Grant Funded by the Korean Government (MSIP) (Nos. NRF-2013R1A1A1007861 and NRF-2013 M2B2A4041278), and by 2014 Hongik University Research Fund.

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    Pueleum Lim & Soo-Hyung Choi

  2. Department of Chemistry, Sogang University, Seoul, 04107, Republic of Korea

    Hyunseo Shin & Bongjin Moon

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Procedure for synthesis, NMR (Nuclear Magnetic Resonance) and SEC (Size Exclusion Chromatography) of PEOAGE-1 and 2 are available. Also, detailed SANS fitting model is available. (DOCX 1687 kb)

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Lim, P., Shin, H., Moon, B. et al. Small angle neutron scattering study on complex coacervate core micelles formed by oppositely charged poly(ethylene oxide-b-allyl glycidyl ether) block copolymer in water. Polym. Bull. 73, 2417–2425 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00289-016-1669-4

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