Aggregation behavior in water of amphiphilic diblock copolymers bearing biocompatible phosphorylcholine and cholesteryl groups

• Published in: Polymer journal Vol. 47; no. 1; pp. 71 - 76
• Main Authors: Ohno, Sayaka, Hasegawa, Shoto, Liu, Huihua, Ishihara, Kazuhiko, Yusa, Shin-ichi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 01.01.2015; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: 140/131; 631/45; Addition polymerization; Aggregates; Aqueous solutions; Biocompatibility; Biomaterials; Bioorganic Chemistry; Block copolymers; Blocking; Chain transfer; Chemistry; Chemistry and Materials Science; Chemistry/Food Science; Control rods; Copolymers; Degree of polymerization; Dissolution; Fluorescent indicators; Light scattering; Micelles; Morphology; original-article; Phosphorylcholine; Photon correlation spectroscopy; Polymer Sciences; Polymerization; Polymers; Reagents; Scattering; Surfaces and Interfaces; Thin Films

Poly(2-(methacryloyloxy)ethyl phosphorylcholine)- block -poly(cholesteryl 6-methacryloyloxyhexanoate) (PMPC 82 - b -PChM n ) copolymers with different PChM block lengths were prepared via reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer controlled/living radical polymerization using a PMPC-based mac...