Abstract
Polymers with narrow molecular weight distributions and controlled architectures were generated by living ring-opening metathesis polymerization of exo-7-oxabicyclo[2.2.1]hept-5-ene-2,3-dicarboximide. The dicarboximie units have been previously shown to exhibit biological activity, can selectively bind to the nucleic acid base adenine by hydrogen-bonding, and are readily functionalizable. Block copolymers containing these moieties were generated, and underwent self-assembly into nanoscale spherical aggregates, with surface localized molecular recognition motifs.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1988-1994 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics |
Volume | 203 |
Issue number | 13 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 10 Oct 2002 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Block copolymers
- Micelles
- Molecular recognition
- ROMP
- Self-assembly