Thermoresponsive Polyphosphazene-Based Molecular Brushes by Living Cationic Polymerization
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Englisch
Original Kurzfassung:
A series of polyphosphazenes with molecular brush type structures have been prepared with controlled molecular weights and narrow polydispersities. The polymers show lower critical solution temperatures (LCST) between 18 and 90?°C, which can be easily tailored by choice of side-substituent to suit the required application. A temperature triggered self-assembly is observed to give stable colloidal aggregates with dimensions in the region of 100?300?nm.