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Amphiphilic tetra-PCL-b-PEG star block copolymers using benzoxazinone-based linking groups†
Hartmut Komber,Michael Lang,Nora Fribiczer,Martin Geisler,Petr Formanek,Lothar Jakisch,Sebastian Seiffert,Frank Böhme
Polymer Chemistry Pub Date : 03/29/2023 00:00:00 , DOI:10.1039/D3PY00078H
Abstract

In this study, two well-defined amphiphilic tetra-arm star block copolymers with a poly(ε-caprolactone) (ε-CL) core and poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) arms with different length (800 g mol−1 and 2100 g mol−1) were prepared by a hetero-complementary linking reaction and studied in detail. A pentaerythritol core was used as an initiator for the ring-opening polymerization (ROP) of ε-CL, generating a hydroxy-terminated tetra-arm star polymer (tetra-PCL–OH) with controlled molar mass (Mn ∼ 10 kg mol−1) and low dispersity (Đ < 1.1). After end group esterfication with 2-(4-nitrophenyl)-4-oxo-4H-benzo[d][1,3]oxazine-7-carboxylic acid chloride, linear hydrophilic PEG was attached to the respective tetra-PCL to obtain tetra-PCL-b-PEG star block copolymers. The behavior of the two amphiphilic block copolymers was studied in water by a combination of variable-temperature 1H NMR spectroscopy, DLS, DSC and TEM measurements. In the case of longer PEG arms, spherical micelles form at elevated temperatures and remain stable at room temperature over days. Transmission electron microscopy indicates a possible slow morphology change of spherical micelles into long cylindrical micelles after one week. Suspensions of the star block copolymers with the short PEG arms in water remain cloudy, in contrast to the star block copolymers with long arms.

Graphical abstract: Amphiphilic tetra-PCL-b-PEG star block copolymers using benzoxazinone-based linking groups
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