Exploring Poly(ethylene glycol)-Polyzwitterion Diblock Copolymers as Biocompatible Smart Macrosurfactants Featuring UCST-Phase Behavior in Normal Saline Solution

Exploring Poly(ethylene glycol)-Polyzwitterion Diblock Copolymers as Biocompatible Smart Macrosurfactants Featuring UCST-Phase Behavior in Normal Saline Solution

Nonionic-zwitterionic diblock copolymers are designed to feature a coil-to-globule collapse transition with an upper critical solution temperature (UCST) in aqueous media, including physiological saline solution. The block copolymers that combine presumably highly biocompatible blocks are synthesize...

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Main Authors: Noverra M. Nizardo, Dirk Schanzenbach, Eric Schönemann, André Laschewsky
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-03-01
Series:Polymers
Subjects:
block copolymer
amphiphile
macrosurfactant
thermoresponsive self-assembly
polyzwitterion
upper critical solution temperature (UCST)
salting-in
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/10/3/325

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