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SUBMITTER: Ianiro A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8042846 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ianiro Alessandro A Hendrix Marco M R M MMRM Hurst Paul Joshua PJ Patterson Joseph P JP Vis Mark M Sztucki Michael M Esteves A Catarina C ACC Tuinier Remco R
Macromolecules 20210304 6
In highly selective solvents, block copolymers (BCPs) form association colloids, while in solvents with poor selectivity, they exhibit a temperature-controlled (de)mixing behavior. Herein, it is shown that a temperature-responsive self-assembly behavior emerges in solvent mixtures of intermediate selectivity. A biocompatible poly-ethylene(oxide)-<i>block</i>-poly-ε-caprolactone (PEO-PCL) BCP is used as a model system. The polymer is dissolved in solvent mixtures containing water (a strongly sele ...[more]