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  • Title: Schizophrenic micellization of poly(ethylene oxide-b-methacrylic acid) induced by phosphate and calcium ions.
    Author: Guragain S, Bastakoti BP, Nakashima K.
    Journal: J Colloid Interface Sci; 2010 Oct 01; 350(1):63-8. PubMed ID: 20580372.
    Abstract:
    Two distinct types of micelle structures have been successfully obtained from poly(ethylene oxide-b-methacrylic acid) (PEO-b-PMAA) in aqueous solutions: one with a PEO-core surrounded by a PMAA corona and the other with a PMAA-core surrounded by a PEO-corona. The PEO-core micelles were obtained by decreasing the cloud point of the PEO to room temperature by adding phosphate ions PO(4)(3-), and the PMAA-core micelles were obtained by reducing the solubility of the PMAA block by adding calcium ions (Ca(2+)). The reversibility between the PMAA-core and PEO-core micelles was also confirmed; (1) the transformation from the PMAA-core to PEO-core micelles was achieved by solubilizing the PMAA block by removing Ca(2+) with ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid followed by the addition of PO(4)(3-), and (2) the reverse transformation was carried out by removing PO(4)(3-) by dialysis followed by the addition of Ca(2+). The two types of micelles were characterized using various techniques such as turbidimetry, dynamic light scattering, scanning electron microscopy and electrophoretic light scattering.
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