Tuning Polyelectrolyte–Surfactant Interactions: Modification of Poly(ethylenimine) with Propylene Oxide and Blocks of Ethylene Oxide

Asymmetric poly(ethylene-alt-propylene)-poly(ethylene oxide) micelles: a system with starlike morphology and interactions.

We report on an experimental study of single particle properties and interactions of poly(ethylene-alt-propylene)-poly(ethylene oxide) (PEP-PEO) starlike micelles. The starlike regime is achieved by an extremely asymmetric block ratio (1:20) and the number of arms (functionality) is changed by varying the composition of the solvent (the interfacial tension). Small angle neutron scattering (SANS...

Ultrafast infrared heating laser pulse-induced micellization kinetics of poly(ethylene oxide)-poly(propylene oxide)-poly(ethylene oxide) in water.

The heating-induced micellization of poly(ethylene oxide)-b-poly(propylene oxide)-b-poly(ethylene oxide) (Pluronic PE10300) triblock copolymer chains was studied by ultrasensitive differential scanning calorimetry, laser light scattering, and fluorescence spectrometry with a fluorescent probe, 8-anilino-1-naphthalenesulfonic acid ammonium salt. The critical micellization temperatures obtained f...

Poly(ethylene oxide)-b-poly(propylene oxide)-b-poly(ethylene oxide)-g-poly(vinyl pyrrolidone): synthesis and characterization.

Pluronic poly(ethylene oxide)-b-poly(propylene oxide)-b-poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO-PPO-PEO) block copolymers are grafted with poly(vinyl pyrrolidone) by free radical polymerization of vinyl pyrrolidone with simultaneous chain transfer to the Pluronic in dioxane. This modified polymer has both thermal responsiveness and remarkable capacity to interact with a wide variety of hydrophilic and hydrop...

Intracellular delivery of VEGF165 encoding gene therapeutic using trifunctional copolymers of ethylene oxide and propylene oxide

Tunable and reversible aggregation of poly(ethylene oxide-st-propylene oxide) grafted gold nanoparticles.

Two amino-terminated amphiphilic copolymers, M600 and M1000, with different ethylene oxide to propylene oxide EO/PO ratios, 1/9 and 19/3, respectively, were coupled by thioctic acid, which allows an excellent affinity with gold surface. Then, amphiphilic thermally responsive gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) were prepared either by ligands exchange on precursor gold nanoparticles or by direct reductio...