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. 2016 Jan 28;49(3):1016–1025. doi: 10.1021/acs.macromol.5b02470

Table 1. Summary of Data Obtained for HOOC-PGMA43–HPMAX Diblock Copolymer Vesicles Illustrating Their pH- and Thermo-responsive Behavior.

PHPMA DP Mna (g mol–1) Mn/Mwa particle diameter at pH 3.5 and 25 °Cb (nm) PDIb pH responsive? morphology after 3.5 to 6.0 pH switchc temperature responsive? morphology after 20 to 5 °C temperature switchc dual responsive? morphology after temperature and pH switchc
175 42800 1.16 157 0.218 yes spheres and spherical dimers yes worms yes spheres and spherical dimers
200 51500 1.16 237 0.264 yes worms no vesicles yes spheres and spherical dimers
225 58700 1.15 232 0.108 no vesicles no vesicles yes spheres and spherical dimers
250 65400 1.16 211 0.058 no vesicles no vesicles yes spheres and spherical dimers
a

Measured by DMF GPC using a series of near-monodisperse PMMA calibration standards.

b

Measured using dynamic light scattering (DLS).

c

Determined by TEM.