Star-Shaped alkylated poly (glycerol methacrylate) reverse micelles: synthesis and evaluation of their solubilizing properties in dichloromethane.
作者：6. H. Gao, M.-C. Jones, P. Tewari, M. Ranger, J.-C. Leroux, Star-Shaped alkylated poly (glycerol met
關鍵字：Star-Shaped, poly (glycerol methacrylate) , Reverse micelles
論文來源：期刊
具體來源：J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem, 2007; 45:2425-2435.
發表時間：2007年
Amphiphilic star-shaped polymers were synthesized by atom transfer radical
polymerization (ATRP). Four-, 5-, and 6-arm ATRP initiators were prepared and
used to polymerize glycidylmethacrylate. The resulting polymers were hydrolyzed to
yield poly(glycerolmethacrylate)s (PGOHMAs), and then partially esterified with
lauroyl or stearoyl chloride (40–60 mol % vs. hydroxyl groups). Alkylated PGOHMAs
were found to assemble into 20–60 nm aggregates in dichloromethane (DCM) above a critical concentration. Particle size essentially depended on the branching degree of the polymer. The micelles were extremely efficient in extracting Congo red from water into DCM, with the highest incorporations (97 mg/g) obtained for the 6-arm polymer modified with stearoyl chloride (60 mol %). The entrapment efficiency for the latter was further improved in alkaline solution. The high level of incorporation achieved for these amphiphilic multiarm polymers suggests that such reverse micelles could be potentially useful as drug delivery systems and nanoreactors in catalytic organic reactions or for water purification.