Defining the Collapse Point in Colloidal Unimolecular Polymer (CUP) Formation.

Ashish Zore, Peng Geng, Yuwei Zhang, Michael R Van De Mark

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Article in Polymers, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Equilibrium and Dynamic Surface Tension Behavior in Colloidal Unimolecular Polymers (CUP).Polymers · 2022
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Ashish ZoreDepartment of Chemistry, Missouri S&T Coatings Institute, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO 65401, USA.

Peng GengDepartment of Chemistry, Missouri S&T Coatings Institute, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO 65401, USA.

Yuwei ZhangDepartment of Chemistry, Missouri S&T Coatings Institute, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO 65401, USA.

Michael R Van De MarkDepartment of Chemistry, Missouri S&T Coatings Institute, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO 65401, USA.

Missouri University of Science and Technology · US

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Abstract

Colloidal unimolecular polymer (CUP) particles were made using polymers with different ratios of hydrophobic and hydrophilic monomers via a self-organization process known as water reduction. The water-reduction process and the collapse of the polymer chain to form a CUP were tracked using viscosity measurements as a function of composition. A vibration viscometer, which allowed for viscosity measurement as the water was being added during the water-reduction process, was utilized. The protocol was optimized and tested for factors such as temperature control, loss of material, measurement stability while stirring, and changes in the solution volume with the addition of water. The resulting viscosity curve provided the composition of Tetrahydrofuran (THF)/water mixture that triggers the collapse of a polymer chain into a particle. Hansen as well as dielectric parameters were related to the polymer composition and percentage

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chain collapsecolloidal unimolecular polymer (CUP)Hansen parameterssingle-chain polymer nanoparticlevibration viscometer

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PMID35567078

DOI10.3390/polym14091909

PMCPMC9101348

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