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Addition-fragmentation Chain Transfer (addition-fragmentation + chain_transfer)
Kinds of Addition-fragmentation Chain Transfer Selected AbstractsSynthesis of comb polymers via grafting-onto macromolecules bearing pendant diene groups via the hetero-Diels-Alder-RAFT click conceptJOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE (IN TWO SECTIONS), Issue 8 2010Antoine Bousquet Abstract Comb polymers were synthesized by the "grafting-onto" method via a combination of Reversible Addition-Fragmentation Chain Transfer (RAFT) polymerization and the hetero-Diels-Alder (HDA) cycloaddition. The HDA reactive monomer trans, trans-hexa-2,4-dienylacrylate (ttHA) was copolymerized with styrene via the RAFT process. Crosslinking was minimized by decreasing the monomer concentration,whilst keeping monomer to polymer conversions low,resulting in reactive backbones with on average one reactive pendant diene groups for 10 styrene units. The HDA cycloaddition was performed between the diene functions of the copolymer and a poly(n -butyl acrylate) (PnBA) prepared via RAFT polymerization with pyridin-2-yldithioformate, which can act as a dienophile. The coupling reactions were performed within 24 h at 50 °C and the grafting yield varies from 75% to 100%, depending on the number average molecular weight of the PnBA (3500 g mol,1 < Mn < 13,000 g mol,1) grafted chain and the reaction stoichiometry. The molecular weights of the grafted block copolymers range from 19,000 g mol,1 to 58,000 g mol,1 with polydispersities close to 1.25. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 48: 1773,1781, 2010 [source] A Strategy for Synthesis of Ion-Bonded Supramolecular Star Polymers by Reversible Addition-Fragmentation Chain Transfer (RAFT) PolymerizationMACROMOLECULAR RAPID COMMUNICATIONS, Issue 17 2008Kang Tao Abstract We have developed a novel strategy for the preparation of ion-bonded supramolecular star polymers by RAFT polymerization. An ion-bonded star supramolecule with six functional groups was prepared from a triphenylene derivative containing tertiary amino groups and trithiocarbonate carboxylic acid, and used as the RAFT agent in polymerizations of tert -butyl acrylate (tBA) and styrene (St). Molecular weights and structures of the polymers were characterized by 1H NMR and GPC. The results show that the polymerization possesses the character of living free-radical polymerization and the ion-bonded supramolecular star polymers PSt, PtBA, and PSt- b -PtBA, with six well-defined arms, were successfully synthesized. [source] Experimental Requirements for an Efficient Control of Free-Radical Polymerizations via the Reversible Addition-Fragmentation Chain Transfer (RAFT) Process,MACROMOLECULAR RAPID COMMUNICATIONS, Issue 9 2006Arnaud Favier Abstract Summary: Reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization is a recent and very versatile controlled radical polymerization technique that has enabled the synthesis of a wide range of macromolecules with well-defined structures, compositions, and functionalities. The RAFT process is based on a reversible addition-fragmentation reaction mediated by thiocarbonylthio compounds used as chain transfer agents (CTAs). A great variety of CTAs have been designed and synthesized so far with different kinds of substituents. In this review, all of the CTAs encountered in the literature from 1998 to date are reported and classified according to several criteria : i) the structure of their substituents, ii) the various monomers that they have been polymerized with, and iii) the type of polymerization that has been performed (solution, dispersed media, surface initiated, and copolymerization). Moreover, the influence of various parameters is discussed, especially the CTA structure relative to the monomer and the experimental conditions (temperature, pressure, initiation, CTA/initiator ratio, concentration), in order to optimise the kinetics and the efficiency of the molecular-weight-distribution control. Schematic of the RAFT polymerization. [source] Addition-Fragmentation Chain Transfer to Polymer in the Free Radical Ring-Opening Polymerization of an Eight-membered Cyclic Allylic Sulfide MonomerMACROMOLECULAR THEORY AND SIMULATIONS, Issue 2 2005Marisa Phelan Abstract Summary: A detailed investigation of chain transfer to polymer during free radical ring-opening polymerization of the eight-membered disulfide monomer 2-methyl-7-methylene-1,5-dithiacyclooctane (MDTO) is presented. It has been shown that extensive chain transfer to polymer occurs involving both poly(MDTO) radicals and cyanoisopropyl radicals. Significant decreases in molecular weight were observed when cyanoisopropyl radicals were generated in the presence of poly(MDTO) in the absence of monomer. The molecular weight distribution (MWD) obtained from polymerization of MDTO in the presence of pre-added poly(MDTO) was markedly different from that obtained without pre-added polymer. A kinetic model was constructed in an attempt to quantitatively describe the chain transfer to polymer process based on the addition fragmentation chain transfer mechanism. It was found however that the simulated MWDs were considerably broader than the experimental MWDs, which were similar to the Schulz-Flory distribution. Mechanism for chain transfer to polymer. [source] Synthesis of magnetic, reactive, and thermoresponsive Fe3O4 nanoparticles via surface-initiated RAFT copolymerization of N -isopropylacrylamide and acroleinJOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE (IN TWO SECTIONS), Issue 3 2010Zhong-Peng Xiao Abstract A reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) agent was directly anchored onto Fe3O4 nanoparticles in a simple procedure using a ligand exchange reaction of S -1-dodecyl- S,-(,,,,-dimethyl-,,-acetic acid)trithiocarbonate with oleic acid initially present on the surface of pristine Fe3O4 nanoparticles. The RAFT agent-functionalized Fe3O4 nanoparticles were then used for the surface-initiated RAFT copolymerization of N -isopropylacrylamide and acrolein to fabricate structurally well-defined hybrid nanoparticles with reactive and thermoresponsive poly(N -isopropylacrylamide- co -acrolein) shell and magnetic Fe3O4 core. Evidence of a well-controlled surface-initiated RAFT copolymerization was gained from a linear increase of number-average molecular weight with overall monomer conversions and relatively narrow molecular weight distributions of the copolymers grown from the nanoparticles. The resulting novel magnetic, reactive, and thermoresponsive core-shell nanoparticles exhibited temperature-trigged magnetic separation behavior and high ability to immobilize model protein BSA. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 48: 542,550, 2010 [source] Macromolecular brushes synthesized by "grafting from" approach based on "click chemistry" and RAFT polymerizationJOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE (IN TWO SECTIONS), Issue 2 2010Dongxia Wu Abstract Well-defined macromolecular brushes with poly(N -isopropyl acrylamide) (PNIPAM) side chains on random copolymer backbones were synthesized by "grafting from" approach based on click chemistry and reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization. To prepare macromolecular brushes, two linear random copolymers of 2-(trimethylsilyloxy)ethyl methacrylate (HEMA-TMS) and methyl methacrylate (MMA) (poly(MMA- co -HEMA-TMS)) were synthesized by atom transfer radical polymerization and were subsequently derivated to azide-containing polymers. Novel alkyne-terminated RAFT chain transfer agent (CTA) was grafted to polymer backbones by copper-catalyzed 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition (azide-alkyne click chemistry), and macro-RAFT CTAs were obtained. PNIPAM side chains were prepared by RAFT polymerization. The macromolecular brushes have well-defined structures, controlled molecular weights, and molecular weight distributions (Mw/Mn , 1.23). The RAFT polymerization of NIPAM exhibited pseudo-first-order kinetics and a linear molecular weight dependence on monomer conversion, and no detectable termination was observed in the polymerization. The macromolecular brushes can self-assemble into micelles in aqueous solution. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 48: 443,453, 2010 [source] Well-defined amphiphilic graft copolymer consisting of hydrophilic poly(acrylic acid) backbone and hydrophobic poly(vinyl acetate) side chainsJOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE (IN TWO SECTIONS), Issue 22 2009Yaogong Li Abstract A series of well-defined amphiphilic graft copolymers containing hydrophilic poly(acrylic acid) (PAA) backbone and hydrophobic poly(vinyl acetate) (PVAc) side chains were synthesized via sequential reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization followed by selective hydrolysis of poly(tert -butyl acrylate) backbone. A new Br-containing acrylate monomer, tert -butyl 2-((2-bromopropanoyloxy)methyl) acrylate, was first prepared, which can be polymerized via RAFT in a controlled way to obtain a well-defined homopolymer with narrow molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn = 1.08). This homopolymer was transformed into xanthate-functionalized macromolecular chain transfer agent by reacting with o -ethyl xanthic acid potassium salt. Grafting-from strategy was employed to synthesize PtBA- g -PVAc well-defined graft copolymers with narrow molecular weight distributions (Mw/Mn < 1.40) via RAFT of vinyl acetate using macromolecular chain transfer agent. The final PAA- g -PVAc amphiphilic graft copolymers were obtained by selective acidic hydrolysis of PtBA backbone in acidic environment without affecting the side chains. The critical micelle concentrations in aqueous media were determined by fluorescence probe technique. The micelle morphologies were found to be spheres. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 47: 6032,6043, 2009 [source] RAFT polymerization kinetics: How long are the cross-terminating oligomers?JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE (IN TWO SECTIONS), Issue 14 2009Dominik Konkolewicz Abstract We extend a new model for the kinetics of reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization. The essence of this model is that the termination of the radical intermediate formed by the RAFT process occurs only with very short oligomeric radicals. In this work, we consider cross-termination of oligomers up to two monomers and an initiator fragment. This model accounts for the absence of three-armed stars in the molecular weight distribution, which are predicted by other cross-termination models, since the short third arm makes a negligible difference to the polymer's molecular weight. The model is tested against experiments on styrene mediated by cyano-isopropyl dithiobenzoate, and ESR experiments of the intermediate radical concentration. By comparing our model to experiments, we may determine the significance of cross-termination in RAFT kinetics. Our model suggests that to agree with the known data on RAFT kinetics, the majority of cross-terminating chains are dimeric or shorter. If longer chains are considered in cross-termination reactions, then significant discrepancies with the experiments (distinguishable star polymers in the molecular weight distribution) and quantum calculations will result. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 47: 3455,3466, 2009 [source] A strategy for synthesis of ion-bonded amphiphilic miktoarm star copolymers via supramolecular macro-RAFT agentJOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE (IN TWO SECTIONS), Issue 17 2008Dairen Lu Abstract Amphiphilic supramolecular miktoarm star copolymers linked by ionic bonds with controlled molecular weight and low polydispersity have been successfully synthesized via reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization using an ion-bonded macromolecular RAFT agent (macro-RAFT agent). Firstly, a new tetrafunctional initiator, dimethyl 4,6-bis(bromomethyl)-isophthalate, was synthesized and used as an initiator for atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) of styrene to form polystyrene (PSt) containing two ester groups at the middle of polymer chain. Then, the ester groups were converted into tertiary amino groups and the ion-bonded supramolecular macro-RAFT agent was obtained through the interaction between the tertiary amino group and 2-dodecylsulfanylthiocarbonylsulfanyl-2-methyl propionic acid (DMP). Finally, ion-bonded amphiphilic miktoarm star copolymer, (PSt)2 -poly(N -isopropyl-acrylamide)2, was prepared by RAFT polymerization of N -isopropylacrylamide (NIPAM) in the presence of the supramolecular macro-RAFT agent. The polymerization kinetics was investigated and the molecular weight and the architecture of the resulting star polymers were characterized by means of 1H-NMR, FTIR, and GPC techniques. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 46: 5805,5815, 2008 [source] An efficient synthesis of telechelic poly (N -isopropylacrylamides) and its application to the preparation of ,,,-dicholesteryl and ,,,-dipyrenyl polymersJOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE (IN TWO SECTIONS), Issue 1 2008Florence Segui Abstract Poly(N -isopropylacrylamide)s (PNIPAMs) with cholesteryl or pyrenyl moieties at each chain end (CH-PNIPAMs or Py-PNIPAMs) were prepared via end-group modification of ,,,-dimercapto poly(N -isopropylacrylamides), ranging in molecular weight from , 7000 to 45,000 g mol,1 with a polydispersity index of 1.10 or lower. The telechelic thiol functionalized PNIPAMs were obtained by aminolysis of ,,,-di(isobutylthiocarbonylthio)-poly(N -isopropylacrylamide)s (iBu-PNIPAMs) obtained by reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization of N -isopropylacrylamide in the presence of the difunctional chain transfer agent, diethylene glycol di(2-(1-isobutyl)sulfanylthiocarbonylsulfanyl-2-methyl propionate) (DEGDIM). The self-assembly of the polymers in water was assessed by fluorescence spectroscopy, using the intrinsic emission of Py-PNIPAM or the emission of pyrene added as a probe in aqueous solutions of CH-PNIPAM. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 46: 314,326, 2008 [source] A doubly responsive AB diblock copolymer: RAFT synthesis and aqueous solution properties of poly (N -isopropylacrylamide- block -4-vinylbenzoic acid)JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE (IN TWO SECTIONS), Issue 24 2007Andrew B. Lowe Abstract We describe herein the synthesis and self-assembly characteristics of a doubly responsive AB diblock copolymer comprised of N -isopropylacrylamide (NIPAM) and 4-vinylbenzoic acid (VBZ). The AB diblock copolymer was prepared via reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) radical polymerization in DMF employing a trithiocarbonate-based RAFT agent. PolyNIPAM was employed as the macroRAFT agent. The NIPAM homopolymerization was shown to possess all the characteristics of a controlled process, and the blocking with VBZ was judged, by size exclusion chromatography, to be essentially quantitative. The NIPAM-VBZ block copolymer was subsequently demonstrated to be able to form normal and inverse micelles in the same aqueous solution by taking advantage of the stimuli responsive characteristics of both building blocks. Specifically, and as judged by NMR spectroscopy and dynamic light scattering, raising the temperature to 40 °C (above the lower critical solution temperature of the NIPAM block), while at pH 12 results in supramolecular self-assembly to yield nanosized species that are composed of a hydrophobic NIPAM core stabilized by a hydrophilic VBZ corona. Conversely, lowering the solution pH to 2.0 at ambient temperature results in the formation of aggregates in which the VBZ block is now hydrophobic and in the core, stabilized by the hydrophilic NIPAM block. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 45: 5864,5871, 2007 [source] Preparation, characterization, and chiral recognition of optically active polymers containing pendent chiral units via reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer polymerizationJOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE (IN TWO SECTIONS), Issue 16 2007Jian Wang Abstract Optically active polymers bearing chiral units at the side chain were prepared via reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization in the presence of 2,2,-azobisisobutyronitrile (AIBN)/benzyl dithiobenzoate (BDB), using a synthesized 6- O - p -vinylbenzyl-1,2:3,4-Di- O -isopropylidene- D -galactopyranose (VBPG) as the monomer. The experimental results suggested that the polymerization of the monomer proceeded in a living fashion, providing chiral group polymers with narrow molecular weight distributions. The optically active nature of the obtained poly (6- O - p -vinylbenzyl-1,2:3,4-Di- O -isopropylidene- D -galactopyranose) (PVBPG) was studied by investigating the dependence of specific rotation on the molecular weight of PVBPG and the concentration of PVBPG in tetrahydrofuran (THF). The results showed the specific rotation of PVBPG increased greatly with the decrease of the concentration of the PVBPG homopolymer. In addition, the effect of block copolymers of PVBPG on the optically active nature was also investigated by preparing a series of diblock copolymers of poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA)- b -PVBPG, polystyrene (PS)- b -PVBPG, and poly(methyl acrylate) (PMA)- b -PVBPG. It was found that both the homopolymer and the diblock copolymers possessed specific rotations. Finally, the ability of chiral recognition of the PVBPG homopolymer was investigated via an enantiomer-selective adsorption experiment. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 45: 3788,3797, 2007 [source] RAFT polymerization of styrenic-based phosphonium monomers and a new family of well-defined statistical and block polyampholytesJOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE (IN TWO SECTIONS), Issue 12 2007Ran Wang Abstract We describe herein the first example of the controlled reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) radical homo- and copolymerization of phosphonium-based styrenic monomers mediated with a trithiocarbonate-based RAFT chain transfer agent (CTA) directly in aqueous media. In the case of homopolymer syntheses the polymerizations proceed in a controlled fashion yielding materials with predetermined molecular characteristics as evidenced from the narrow molecular mass distributions (MMD) and the excellent agreement between the theoretical and experimentally determined molecular masses (MM). We also demonstrate the controlled nature of the homopolymerization of 4-vinylbenzoic acid with the same CTA in DMSO. We subsequently prepared both statistical and block copolymers from the phosphonium/4-vinylbenzoic acid monomers to yield the first examples of polyampholytes in which the cationic functional group is a quaternary phosphonium species. We show that the kinetic characteristics of the statistical copolymerizations are different from the homopolymerizations and proceed, generally, at a significantly faster rate although there appears to be a composition dependence on the rate. Given the inherent problems in characterizing such polyampholytic copolymers via aqueous size exclusion chromatography we have qualitatively proved their successful formation via FTIR spectroscopy. Finally, in a preliminary experiment we qualitatively demonstrate the ability of such pH-responsive block copolymers to undergo supramolecular self-assembly. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 45: 2468,2483, 2007 [source] Dendrimer-star polymer and block copolymer prepared by reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization with dendritic chain transfer agentJOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE (IN TWO SECTIONS), Issue 24 2005Chun-Yan Hong Abstract A new reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) agent, dendritic polyester with 16 dithiobenzoate terminal groups, was prepared and used in the RAFT polymerization of styrene (St) to produce star polystyrene (PSt) with a dendrimer core. It was found that this polymerization was of living characters, the molecular weight of the dendrimer-star polymers could be controlled and the polydispersities were narrow. The dendrimer-star block copolymers of St and methyl acrylate (MA) were also prepared by the successive RAFT polymerization using the dendrimer-star PSt as macro chain transfer agent. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 43: 6379,6393, 2005 [source] Photoinduced Fusion of Micro-Vesicles Self-Assembled from Azobenzene-Containing Amphiphilic Diblock CopolymersMACROMOLECULAR RAPID COMMUNICATIONS, Issue 11 2007Wei Su Abstract Poly(N -isopropylacrylamide)- block -poly{6-[4-(4-methylphenyl-azo) phenoxy] hexylacrylate} (PNIPAM- b -PAzoM) was synthesized by successive reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization. In H2O/THF mixture, amphiphilic PNIPAM- b -PAzoM self-assembles into giant micro-vesicles. Upon irradiation of light at 365 nm, fusion of the vesicles was observed directly under an optical microscope. The real-time fusion process is presented and the derivation is preliminarily due to the perturbation by the photoinduced trans -to- cis isomerization of azobenzene units in the vesicles. [source] Surface Functionalization of Fe3O4 Magnetic Nanoparticles via RAFT-Mediated Graft PolymerizationMACROMOLECULAR RAPID COMMUNICATIONS, Issue 19 2006Wen-Cai Wang Abstract Summary: Surface functionalization of Fe3O4 magnetic nanoparticles (MNP) via living radical graft polymerization with styrene and acrylic acid (AAc) in the reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT)-mediated process was reported. Peroxides and hydroperoxides generated on the surface of Fe3O4 nanoparticles via ozone pretreatment facilitated the thermally initiated graft polymerization in the RAFT-mediated process. A comparison of the MNP before and after the RAFT-mediated process was carried out using transmission electron microscopy (TEM) analysis, Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). Gel permeation chromatography (GPC) was used to determine the molecular weight of the free homopolymer in the reaction mixture. Well-defined polymer chains were grown from the MNP surfaces to yield particles with a Fe3O4 core and a polymer outer layer. The resulting core,shell Fe3O4 - g -polystyrene and Fe3O4 - g -poly(acrylic acid) (PAAc) nanoparticles formed stable dispersions in the organic solvents for polystyrene (PS) and PAAc, respectively. Schematic illustration of thermally induced graft polymerization of styrene and AAc with the ozone-treated Fe3O4 MNP. [source] Experimental Requirements for an Efficient Control of Free-Radical Polymerizations via the Reversible Addition-Fragmentation Chain Transfer (RAFT) Process,MACROMOLECULAR RAPID COMMUNICATIONS, Issue 9 2006Arnaud Favier Abstract Summary: Reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization is a recent and very versatile controlled radical polymerization technique that has enabled the synthesis of a wide range of macromolecules with well-defined structures, compositions, and functionalities. The RAFT process is based on a reversible addition-fragmentation reaction mediated by thiocarbonylthio compounds used as chain transfer agents (CTAs). A great variety of CTAs have been designed and synthesized so far with different kinds of substituents. In this review, all of the CTAs encountered in the literature from 1998 to date are reported and classified according to several criteria : i) the structure of their substituents, ii) the various monomers that they have been polymerized with, and iii) the type of polymerization that has been performed (solution, dispersed media, surface initiated, and copolymerization). Moreover, the influence of various parameters is discussed, especially the CTA structure relative to the monomer and the experimental conditions (temperature, pressure, initiation, CTA/initiator ratio, concentration), in order to optimise the kinetics and the efficiency of the molecular-weight-distribution control. Schematic of the RAFT polymerization. [source] Fundamental Molecular Weight Distribution of RAFT PolymersMACROMOLECULAR REACTION ENGINEERING, Issue 5 2008Hidetaka Tobita Abstract The molecular weight distribution formed in an ideal reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT)-mediated radical polymerization is considered theoretically. In this polymerization, the addition to the RAFT agent is reversible, and the active period on the same chain could be repeated, via the two-armed intermediate, with probability 1/2. This possible repetition is accounted for by introducing a new concept, the overall active/dormant periods. With this method, the apparent functional form of the molecular weight distribution (MWD) reduces to that proposed for the ideal living radical polymers (Tobita, Macromol. Theory Simul. 2006, 15, 12). The repetition results in a broader MWD than without the repetition. The formulae for the average molecular weights formed in batch and a continuous stirred tank reactor are also presented. [source] Perfluorocyclobutyl-containing Amphiphilic Block Copolymers Synthesized by RAFT PolymerizationCHINESE JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY, Issue 11 2009Yongjun Chen Abstract Amphiphilic block copolymers containing hydrophobic perfluorocyclobutyl-based (PFCB) polyacrylate and hydrophilic poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) segments were prepared via reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization. The PFCB-containing acrylate monomer, p -(2-(p -tolyloxy)perfluorocyclobutoxy)-phenyl acrylate, was first synthesized from commercially available compounds in good yields, and this kind of acrylate monomer can be homopolymerized by free radical polymerization or RAFT polymerization. Kinetic study showed the 2,2,-azobis(isobutyronitrile) (AIBN) initiated and cumyl dithiobenzoate (CDB) mediated RAFT polymerization was in a living fashion, as suggested by the fact that the number-average molecular weights (Mn) increased linearly with the conversions of the monomer, while the polydispersity indices kept less than 1.10. The block polymers with narrow molecular weight distributions (Mw/Mn,1.21) were prepared through RAFT polymerization using PEG monomethyl ether capped with 4-cyanopentanoic acid dithiobenzoate end group as the macro chain transfer agent (mPEG-CTA). The length of the hydrophobic segment can be tuned by the feed ratio of the PFCB-based acrylate monomer and the extending of the polymerization time. The micellization behavior of the block copolymers in aqueous media was investigated by the fluorescence probe technique. [source] | ||||||||||