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New Amphiphilic Nanostructures Based on Block Terpolymers Made By Anionic Polymerization

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New Smart Materials via Metal Mediated Macromolecular Engineering

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Anionic polymerization is the method of choice to synthesize linear and miktoarm-star block copolymers with high molecular weights and very narrow molecular weight distributions. We report on the synthesis of some new block co- and terpolymers and on the self-organized nanostructures they form in the bulk and in solution. Bulk structures are used as novel stimuli-sensitive membranes, whereas solution structures are soft nanoparticles, which have either a compartmentalized core or corona: new multicompartment-core micelles, Janus nanoparticles and cylinders with multicompartment corona.

Anionic polymerization has been used to synthesize new block copolymers using monomers like glycidyl ethers, ethylene oxide, or N,N-dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate (DMAEMA), These polymers find applications in smart hydrogels and membranes. A triblock terpolymer of butadiene (B), 2-vinylpyridine (VP) and tert-butyl methacrylate (tBMA) forms multi-compartment core micelles in acetone solution via phase-separation of the insoluble PB and PVP blocks. The micelles are stabilized by crosslinking of the PB block. Hydrolysis of the tert-butyl ester of the tBMA and/or quaternization of the PVP block forms water-soluble particles with a poly(methacrylic acid) corona. In contrast, Janus particles form in the bulk by crosslinking of the PB middle block of PS-b-PB-b-PtBMA or poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA). After hydrolysis of the PtBMA or PMMA block they are promising interfacial agents. Janus particles have been applied as efficient surfactants for emulsion polymerization and as Pickering-style compatibilizers for polymer blends.

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This work was supported by the VolkswagenStiftung, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (SPP 1259) and the EUROCORES program “BioSONS” of the European Science Foundation.

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    Felix Schacher, Stefan Reinicke, Andreas Walther, Holger Schmalz & Axel H. E. Müller

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Schacher, F., Reinicke, S., Walther, A., Schmalz, H., Müller, A.H. (2009). New Amphiphilic Nanostructures Based on Block Terpolymers Made By Anionic Polymerization. In: Khosravi, E., Yagci, Y., Savelyev, Y. (eds) New Smart Materials via Metal Mediated Macromolecular Engineering. NATO Science for Peace and Security Series A: Chemistry and Biology. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-3278-2_10

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