Dendritic multiarm star block copolymer hyperbranched poly(glycidol)–poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (HPG–PNIPAM) was prepared by the reversible addition-fragmentation transfer polymerization technique. In aqueous solution, the unimolecular polymeric micelles HPG–PNIPAM have a core-shell nanostructure, with hydrophilic HPG as the core and thermoresponsive PNIPAM as the shell. Dynamic and static laser light scattering measurements show a unimolecular process of reversible phase transition behavior for the unimolecular polymeric micelles in dilute solution.
- Shizhong Luo
- Xianglong Hu
- Shuaishuai Chen
