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Comb like amphiphilic graft copolymers bearing PDMS and PEO side chains: synthesis and solvent assisted self-assembly behavior

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An amphiphilic comb like graft polymer, poly(VB-PDMS)-co-(MA-MPEG), with self-assembly features, was synthesized by free radical polymerization. A macromonomer based on a hydrophobic chain, vinyl benzyl PDMS (VB-PDMS), was initially realized by the reaction between PDMS monoglycidyl ether and vinyl benzyl chloride through a piperazine linker. Similarly, a hydrophilic macromonomer, maleic end functionalized polyethylene glycol monomethyl ether (MA-MPEG) was developed through the reaction between poly (ethylene glycol monomethyl ether) and maleic anhydride. The synthesized graft polymer was characterized by using 1H NMR and IR spectroscopy. Its self-association in solvents of varying solubility parameters viz; toluene, tetrahydrofuran, and ethanol was investigated by viscometry, dynamic light scattering (DLS), and UV spectral analysis. Dynamic light scattering studies of the polymer in ethanol shows a size shifting effect with dilution. It was further supported by the morphological examinations, through SEM and AFM, which shows the evolution of a spherical micelle from a worm like structure.

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The authors gratefully acknowledge Director, VSSC for granting permission to publish this work. They also thank the Analytical and spectroscopy division of VSSC for the analytical support.

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  1. Polymers and Special Chemicals Division, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, Thiruvananthapuram, 695 022, India

    K. Sunitha & Sankarapillai Mahesh

  2. Analytical and Spectroscopy Division, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, Thiruvananthapuram, 695 022, India

    C. Suchithra

  3. Department of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology, Calicut, 673601, India

    G. Unnikrishnan

  4. Department of Polymer Science and Rubber Technology, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Cochin, India

    C. P. Reghunadhan Nair

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Sunitha, K., Mahesh, S., Suchithra, C. et al. Comb like amphiphilic graft copolymers bearing PDMS and PEO side chains: synthesis and solvent assisted self-assembly behavior. J Polym Res 29, 288 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10965-022-03128-w

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