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ABC triblock copolymers of the type poly[5-(N,N-dimethylamino)isoprene]-block-polystyrene-block-poly(tert-butyl methacrylate) (AiST) were synthesized and hydrolyzed to yield poly[5-(N,N-dimethylamino)isoprene]-block-polystyrene-block-poly(methacrylic acid) (AiSA) triblock copolyampholytes. Due to a complex solubility behavior the solution properties of these materials had to be investigated in THF/water solvent mixtures. Potentiometric titrations of AiSA triblock copolyampholytes showed two inflection points with the A block being deprotonated prior to the Ai hydrochloride block thus forming a polyzwitterion at the isoelectric point (iep). The aggregation behavior was studied by dynamic light scattering (DLS) and freeze-fracture/transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Large vesicular structures with almost pH-independent radii were observed.
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Bieringer, R., Abetz, V. & Müller, A. Triblock copolyampholytes from 5-(N,N-dimethylamino)isoprene, styrene, and methacrylic acid: Synthesis and solution properties. Eur. Phys. J. E 5, 5–12 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s101890170081
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s101890170081