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Transport of Guest Molecules by Unimolecular Micelles Evidenced in Analytical Ultracentrifugation Experiments
Authors:Mircea Rasa  Michael A. R. Meier  Ulrich S. Schubert
Abstract:The ability of star‐shaped, block copolymer‐based unimolecular micelles to encapsulate and transport guest molecules was studied. Analytical ultracentrifugation studies clearly showed that methyl‐orange guest molecules could be encapsulated and transported, together with unimolecular micelles consisting of 5‐arm, star‐shaped block copolymers with a poly(ethylene glycol) core and a poly(ε‐caprolactone) corona. Sedimentation‐velocity and equilibrium measurements were performed to determine the sedimentation coefficients, molar masses, and diffusion coefficients of the loaded, unimolecular micelles. It was observed that the transport of guest molecules by unimolecular micelles was a function of the molecular weight of the star‐shaped block copolymers and therefore also of their size.
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Keywords:analytical ultracentrifugation  core‐shell polymers  guest encapsulation  guest transport  molar mass  sedimentation coefficient  unimolecular micelles
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