Amphiphilic tetra-PCL-<i>b</i>-PEG star block copolymers using benzoxazinone-based linking groups
Carolin Bunk, Hartmut Komber, Michael Lang, Nora Fribiczer, Martin Geisler, Petr Formánek, Lothar Jakisch, Sebastian Seiffert, Brigitte Voit, Frank Böhme
Abstract
Two well-defined amphiphilic tetra-arm star block copolymers with a poly(ε-caprolactone) core and poly(ethylene glycol) arms were prepared by a hetero-complementary linkage reaction and studied with respect to their solution behavior in water.
Topics & Concepts
CopolymerAmphiphileEthylene glycolTetraStar (game theory)PEG ratioPolymer chemistryStar polymerBlock (permutation group theory)ChemistryOrganic chemistryPolymerMedicinal chemistryGeometryFinanceMathematicsEconomicsMathematical analysisAdvanced Polymer Synthesis and CharacterizationSynthesis and properties of polymersSynthetic Organic Chemistry Methods