Abstract
A novel POSS-containing methacrylate monomer (HEMAPOSS) was fabricated by extending the side chain between polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) unit and methacrylate group, which can efficiently decrease the steric hindrance in free-radical polymerization of POSS-methacrylate monomer. POSS-containing homopolymers (PHEMAPOSS) with a higher degree of polymerization (DP) can be prepared using HEMAPOSS monomer via reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization. PHEMAPOSS was further used as the macro-RAFT agent to construct a series of amphiphilic POSS-containing poly(N, N-dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate) diblock copolymers, PHEMAPOSS-b-PDMAEMA. PHEMAPOSS-b-PDMAEMA block copolymers can self-assemble into a plethora of morphologies ranging from irregular assembled aggregates to core-shell spheres and further from complex spheres (pearl-necklace-liked structure) to large compound vesicles. The thermo- and pH-responsive behaviors of the micelles were also investigated by dynamic laser scattering, UV spectroscopy, SEM, and TEM. The results reveal the reversible transition of the assembled morphologies from spherical micelles to complex micelles was realized through acid-base control. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2014, 52, 2669-2683
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