The pH induced vesicle to micelle morphology transition of a THP-protected polymer
作者:Kay E. B. Doncom、Helen Willcock、Rachel K. O'Reilly
DOI:10.1002/pola.27348
日期:2014.11.1
A diblock copolymer consisting of tetrahydropyranyl acrylate (THPA) as a pH‐deprotectable block, and a permanently hydrophobic block, methyl acrylate, was synthesized by RAFT polymerization using a quaternary amine functionalized, hydrophilic, RAFT chain transfer agent. The polymer self‐assembled in water to form vesicles with Dh = 130 nm, as determined by DLS and cryogenic transmission electron microscopy