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Characterization of self-assembling copolymers in aqueous solutions using Electron Paramagnetic Resonance and Fluorescence spectroscopy.

N Beghein·L Rouxhet·M Dinguizli·M E Brewster·A Ariën·V Préat·J L Habib·B Gallez
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Electron Paramagnetic Resonance and fluorescence spectroscopy have been used to determine the micropolarity and microviscosity of self-assembling systems based on mmePEG-p(CL-co-TMC) having different PEG chain lengths and different CL/TMC ratios and PEG/MOG/SA (45/5/50) polymers with different PEG chain lengths. Four reporter probes have been used: two spin probes, 16-doxyl stearic acid and 5-doxylstearic acid, and two fluorescent probes, pyrene and 1,3-bis(1-pyrenyl) propane (P3P). We found that the micelles based on mmePEG-p(CL-co-TMC) polymers are of a biphasic nature. The micelles are made of a hydrophilic corona with low viscosity while the core of the micelle is more hydrophobic and more viscous. The outer shell is made up of PEG chains, the hydrophobic part of the chains making the core. The partial hydration of the shell seems to lead to a looser chain network than that associated with deeper domains in the micelles. By contrast, in micelles composed of PEG/MOG/SA, there is no clear domain separation. This is consistent with a spatial configuration of random polymeric chains forming a loose network. In these micelles, the microviscosity is low and the hydrophobicity is high.

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N Beghein, L Rouxhet, M Dinguizli, M E Brewster, A Ariën, V Préat, J L Habib, B Gallez. 2006-11-07. Characterization of self-assembling copolymers in aqueous solutions using Electron Paramagnetic Resonance and Fluorescence spectroscopy.. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jconrel.2006.10.028

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