PMID- 29884021 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE DCOM- 20180917 LR - 20180917 IS - 1520-5827 (Electronic) IS - 0743-7463 (Linking) VI - 34 IP - 26 DP - 2018 Jul 3 TI - Core-Shell-Corona Micelles from a Polyether-Based Triblock Terpolymer: Investigation of the pH-Dependent Micellar Structure. PG - 7813-7820 LID - 10.1021/acs.langmuir.8b01168 [doi] AB - Core-shell-corona micelles featuring a pH-responsive shell have been characterized in dilute aqueous solution at different pH values (4-8) by using dynamic light scattering (DLS), field-flow fractionation coupled with multiangle light scattering detector (FFF-MALS), steady-state fluorescence, small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS), and cryogenic transmission electron microscopy (cryo-TEM). The micelles are formed by self-assembly of a polyether-based triblock terpolymer consisting of a hydrophobic poly( tert-butyl glycidyl ether) block (P tBGE), a pH-responsive modified poly(allyl glycidyl ether) segment (PAGE(COOH)), and a neutral hydrophilic poly(ethylene oxide) block (PEO). Because of the side-chain carboxylic acids in the middle block, the micellar structure and size depends on the solution pH. Hereby, we show that an increase in pH induces a decrease in the aggregation number ( N(agg)). In addition, the combination of the above measurements revealed an unexpected morphological change from spherical to ellipsoidal micelles by increasing pH. FAU - Miwa, Shotaro AU - Miwa S AD - Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , University of Kitakyushu , 1-1, Hibikino, Wakamatsu-ku , Kitakyushu , Fukuoka 808-0135 , Japan. FAU - Takahashi, Rintaro AU - Takahashi R AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-2168-9436 AD - Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , University of Kitakyushu , 1-1, Hibikino, Wakamatsu-ku , Kitakyushu , Fukuoka 808-0135 , Japan. FAU - Rossel, Carsten AU - Rossel C AD - Institute of Organic Chemistry and Macromolecular Chemistry , Friedrich Schiller University Jena , Lessingstrasse 8 , D-07743 Jena , Germany. AD - Jena Center for Soft Matter (JCSM) , Friedrich Schiller University Jena , Philosophenweg 7 , 07743 Jena , Germany. FAU - Matsumoto, Sakiko AU - Matsumoto S AD - Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , University of Kitakyushu , 1-1, Hibikino, Wakamatsu-ku , Kitakyushu , Fukuoka 808-0135 , Japan. FAU - Fujii, Shota AU - Fujii S AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-6594-5211 AD - Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , University of Kitakyushu , 1-1, Hibikino, Wakamatsu-ku , Kitakyushu , Fukuoka 808-0135 , Japan. FAU - Lee, Ji Ha AU - Lee JH AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-4456-0128 AD - Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , University of Kitakyushu , 1-1, Hibikino, Wakamatsu-ku , Kitakyushu , Fukuoka 808-0135 , Japan. FAU - Schacher, Felix H AU - Schacher FH AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-4685-6608 AD - Institute of Organic Chemistry and Macromolecular Chemistry , Friedrich Schiller University Jena , Lessingstrasse 8 , D-07743 Jena , Germany. AD - Jena Center for Soft Matter (JCSM) , Friedrich Schiller University Jena , Philosophenweg 7 , 07743 Jena , Germany. FAU - Sakurai, Kazuo AU - Sakurai K AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-9737-0061 AD - Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , University of Kitakyushu , 1-1, Hibikino, Wakamatsu-ku , Kitakyushu , Fukuoka 808-0135 , Japan. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20180622 PL - United States TA - Langmuir JT - Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids JID - 9882736 EDAT- 2018/06/10 06:00 MHDA- 2018/06/10 06:01 CRDT- 2018/06/10 06:00 PHST- 2018/06/10 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/06/10 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2018/06/10 06:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1021/acs.langmuir.8b01168 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Langmuir. 2018 Jul 3;34(26):7813-7820. doi: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.8b01168. Epub 2018 Jun 22.