Exploring the effects of glyco-copolymer architectures on the solution self-assembly of amphiphilic thermoresponsive linear, star, and cyclic polymers
Naok̆i Ozawa, Ji Ha Lee, Isamu Akiba, Tomoki Nishimura
Abstract
Despite the comparable ratios of the hydrophilic segment to the total mass of the polymers, the changes in polymer architecture lead to the formation of different nanostructures.
Topics & Concepts
CopolymerAmphiphileStar (game theory)PolymerPolymer chemistryMaterials scienceStar polymerLinear polymerChemical engineeringPolymer sciencePhysicsComposite materialAstrophysicsEngineeringAdvanced Polymer Synthesis and CharacterizationSurfactants and Colloidal SystemsSupramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials