Molecular characteristics of the mPEG-b-PCL copolymers.
Sample | NMR | GPC | DSC | |||
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M n PCLa | M n polymerb | M n | Đ c | T m (°C) | ΔH (J g−1) | |
mPEG350–PCL2000 | 1940 | 2290 | 7380 | 1.6 | 50.2 | 78.7 |
mPEG550–PCL2000 | 2060 | 2610 | 6820 | 1.6 | 55.7 | 82.3 |
mPEG750–PCL2000 | 1940 | 2690 | 7600 | 1.4 | 50.1 | 74 |
mPEG2000–PCL2000 | 2170 | 4170 | 10 960 | 1.5 | 59.1 | 82.5 |
mPEG350 | 390 | 1.2 | −6.8 | 49.1 | ||
mPEG550 | 680 | 1.1 | 14.4 | 129.6 | ||
mPEG750 | 980 | 1.1 | 29.7 | 145.4 | ||
mPEG2000 | 3300 | 1.1 | 51.9 | 171.7 | ||
ε-CL | −1.3 | 119.2 |
Calculated by integration of peak b of the 1H NMR spectrum.
Calculated by Mn(mPEG) + Mn(PCL).
Polydispersity (Mw/Mn).