Abstract
The solution properties of graft copolymers having a poly(methyl methacrylate-co-lauryl methacrylate) backbone and poly(oxyethylene) branches of different compositions were studied by static and dynamic light scattering methods in ethanol–water mixed solvents. The graft copolymers formed multimolecular aggregates in mixed solvents with water content higher than or equal to 10 vol%. The difference in solubility of lauryl and poly(oxyethylene) side chains of copolymers seems to be a dominant factor in determining their association behavior. The micelle formation is preferred in such solvents (water content ≥30 vol%) where the difference in solubilities of LAM and PEO side chains on graft copolymers is higher than a critical one. In conditions where there is a lower difference in solubilities of the side chains (water content 10–20 vol%), the random association of copolymers dominates. Copolymers were fully soluble in ethanol with low water content (1 vol%). The highest association number of micelles and consequently the lowest polydispersity were obtained with copolymers having the longest PEO side chains (Mw= 5000 g mol−1).
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