| 초록 |
Complex coacervation is liquid-liquid phase separation when oppositely charged polyelectrolytes are mixed in aqueous solution. The phenomenon has been observed from Mussel to adhere to wet surface. Recently, micelles induced by complex coacervate have been widely studied. In this study, the complex coacervate core micelles are compared to hydrophobic micelles. Poly(ethylene oxide-b-allyl glycidyl ether) (PEO-PAGE) was anionically synthesized. PAGE block is relatively hydrophobic, and thus PEO-PAGE forms hydrophobic-driven micelles in water. Furthermore, PAGE can be functionalized to provide positively and negatively charged polyelectrolytes. The functionalized PEO-PAGE forms complex coacervate core micelles. The micelles are characterized using dynamic light scattering(DLS) and small-angle neutron scattering(SANS). |
