An Investigation of Dilute Aqueous-Solution Behavior of Poly(Oxyethylene) Plus Poly(Oxypropylene) Plus Poly(Oxyethylene) Block-Copolymers

Beezer AE; Loh W; Mitchell JC; Royall PG; Smith DO; Tute MS; Armstrong JK; Chowdhry BZ; Leharne SA; Eagland D; Crowther NJ

Langmuir, Vol.10, No.11, 4001-4005, 1994

Beezer AE, Loh W, Mitchell JC, Royall PG, Smith DO, Tute MS, Armstrong JK, Chowdhry BZ, Leharne SA, Eagland D, Crowther NJ

Dilute solution phase scanning microcalorimetric transition data for 27 members of the pluronic ABA block copolymer family are presented. Analysis of these data suggest a correlation between thermodynamic parameters for the observed transitions and poly(propylene oxide) content.

Keywords:OXIDE) TRIBLOCK-COPOLYMER;DYNAMIC LIGHT-SCATTERING;MICELLIZATION;PLURONIC-F87;ASSOCIATION;TEMPERATURE;AGGREGATION;TRANSITION;F-127;WATER