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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF POLYMERIC MATERIALS AND POLYMERIC BIOMATERIALS
Volume 63, Issue 3, Pages 115-122Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS AS
DOI: 10.1080/00914037.2013.769256
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Biomacromolecule delivery; glucose-sensing; graft copolymer; self-assembly; temperature-sensing
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Amphiphilic copolymers P(PBA)-g-P(PEG) containing poly(phenylboronic acid) (PPBA) and poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) side chains were synthesized by copolymerization of 4-vinylphenylboronic acid (PBA) and poly(ethylene glycol) methyl ether methacrylate. The surface tension results showed that the critical micelle concentration (CMC) of P(PBA)-g-P(PEG) was 0.09g/L. TEM revealed that these copolymers self-assembled into regular sphere micelles above CMC. The photon correlation spectroscopy suggested that they had unique performance of thermo-induced self-assembly. Above critical micelle temperature, they self-assembled into monodisperse micelles with thermosensitivity. Hydrodynamic diameters of these micelles increased dramatically in the presence of glucose. The glucose-regulated drug release behavior was observed through UV-vis spectroscopy.
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