Diffusion ordered spectroscopy (DOSY) as a powerful tool for amphiphilic block copolymer characterization and for critical micelle concentration (CMC) determination

Diffusion ordered spectroscopy (DOSY) as a powerful tool for amphiphilic block copolymer characterization and for critical micelle concentration (CMC) determination

Youssef Bakkour ,  Vincent Darcos ,  Suming Li and Jean Coudane 

 

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In this paper, DOSY was used to determine the purity of the block copolymer prepared by ROP of lactide using a difuncitonal PEG as the initiator.   Also, using DOSY, they could determine the critical micelle concentration of their block copolymer.