Surface and solution properties of polysiloxane–poly(methyl methacrylate) graft copolymer

A polysiloxane–poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) graft copolymer was prepared by hydrosilylation reaction between a Si? H containing polysiloxane and an allyl-terminated PMMA. The obtained graft copolymer was blended with PMMA homopolymer. The addition of only 0.01 wt % of graft copolymer was sufficient to make PMMA surfaces hydrophobic. In acetone–cyclohexane mixed solvent, the graft copolymer formed a polymeric micelle by the aggregation of PMMA branches.