Soft Vesicles Formed by Diblock Codendrimers of Poly(benzyl ether) and Poly(methallyl dichloride)
- 8 October 2005
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Chemical Society (ACS) in Journal of the American Chemical Society
- Vol. 127 (43), 15107-15111
- https://doi.org/10.1021/ja052713t
Abstract
The synthesis of a block codendrimer (g3-PBE-b-g3-PMDC), composed of a third-generation poly(benzyl ether) (PBE) monodendron and an aliphatic polyether (PMDC) monodendron is reported. In THF/diiospropyl ether (1:1) the PMDC block functions as a “hydrophilic” block, while the PBE acts as a “hydrophobic” block. The codendrimer can form interdigitated layers leading to vesicle formation. Tapping mode atomic force microscopy (AFM), dynamic light scattering (DLS), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) were used to characterize the vesicles. The effect of molecular architecture on the formation of the interdigitated layers and vesicles was studied.This publication has 23 references indexed in Scilit:
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