02670nas a2200241   4500008004100000022001400041245014200055210006900197260009900266300001400365490000700379520169300386653002402079653003102103653002502134653001802159100002102177700002502198700002802223700002302251700002302274856013102297       2008                        eng d  a0032-386100aSynthesis and self-assembling properties of alpha,omega-hydroxy-poly(ethylene oxide) end-capped with 1-isocyanato-3-pentadecylcyclohexane0 aSynthesis and selfassembling properties of alphaomegahydroxypoly  aTHE BOULEVARD, LANGFORD LANE, KIDLINGTON, OXFORD OX5 1GB, OXON, ENGLANDbELSEVIER SCI LTDcOCT  a4635-46460 v493 a<p>A novel hydrophobic compound, 1-isocyanato-3-pentadecylcyclohexane (PDC) issued from a renewable resource material (Cashew Nut Shell Liquid), is used to end-cap poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) of different molecular weights. The synthesis, characterization and self-assembling properties of these new associating polymers are reported. In aqueous solution, PDC modified PEOs self-associate into micellar structures which are characterized by neutron scattering. Using a star-polymer model with sticky hard sphere interactions, it is shown that the characteristics of the micelles mainly depend on the size of the PEO chain. In the case of PDC stickers, the aggregation number decreases from 25 to 17 with increasing molecular weight of PEO, from 10 to 20 kg/mol, respectively. The temperature directly impacts the interaction potential between the hydrophilic coronas of PEO which become less repulsive with increasing temperature. Rheological measurements, performed in dilute solution, clearly demonstrate that PEO micelles self-associate into open supramolecular structures. The correlation length of these loose clusters increases with polymer concentration and the hierarchical self-assembly follows the rules of the percolation theory. The sol/gel transition takes place at the overlap concentration of clusters. In semi-dilute solution, the viscoelastic properties of PDC end-capped PEOs are well described by the Maxwell model with a single relaxation mode. The characteristic time of the network follows an Arrhenius temperature dependence with an activation energy of 70 kJ/mol, in very good agreement with the size of PDC stickers. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.</p>10aAssociating polymer10aHydrophobically end-capped10apoly(ethylene oxide)10aStar micelles1 aKadam, Vijay, S.1 aBadiger, Manohar, V.1 aWadgaonkar, Prakash, P.1 aDucouret, Guylaine1 aHourdet, Dominique  uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/synthesis-and-self-assembling-properties-alphaomega-hydroxy-polyethylene-oxide-end-capped-002489nas a2200301   4500008004100000022001400041245013200055210006900187260009900256300001200355490000800367520135800375653002301733653002701756653001401783653001301797653002201810653003201832100002201864700002401886700002801910700002401938700002301962700002301985700002302008700002502031856013102056       2015                        eng d  a0144-861700aSynthesis and characterization of PEPO grafted carboxymethyl guar and carboxymethyl tamarind as new thermo-associating polymers0 aSynthesis and characterization of PEPO grafted carboxymethyl gua  aTHE BOULEVARD, LANGFORD LANE, KIDLINGTON, OXFORD OX5 1GB, OXON, ENGLANDbELSEVIER SCI LTDcMAR  a331-3380 v1173 a<p>New thermo associating polymers were designed and synthesized by grafting amino terminated poly(ethylene oxide-co-propylene oxide) (PEPO) onto carboxymethyl guar (CMG) and carboxymethyl tamarind (CMT). The grafting was performed by coupling reaction between-NH2 groups of PEPO and -COOH groups of CMG and CMT using water-soluble EDC/NHS as coupling agents. The grafting efficiency and the temperature of thermo-association, T-assoc in the copolymer were studied by NMR spectroscopy. The graft copolymers, CMG-g-PEPO and CMT-g-PEPO exhibited interesting thermo-associating behavior which was evidenced by the detailed rheological and fluorescence measurements. The visco-elastic properties (storage modulus, G'; loss modulus, G'') of the copolymer solutions were investigated using oscillatory shear experiments. The influence of salt and surfactant on the T-assoc was also studied by rheology, where the phenomenon of ``Salting out'' and ``Salting in'' was observed for salt and surfactant, respectively, which can give an easy access to tunable properties of these copolymers. These thermo-associating polymers with biodegradable nature of CMG and CMT can have potential applications as smart injectables in controlled release technology and as thickeners in cosmetics and pharmaceutical formulations. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.</p>10aCarboxymethyl guar10aCarboxymethyl tamarind10aPluronics10aRheology10aSolution behavior10aThermo-associating polymers1 aGupta, Nivika, R.1 aTorris, Arun, A. T.1 aWadgaonkar, Prakash, P.1 aRajamohanan, P., R.1 aDucouret, Guylaine1 aHourdet, Dominique1 aCreton, Costantino1 aBadiger, Manohar, V.  uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/synthesis-and-characterization-pepo-grafted-carboxymethyl-guar-and-carboxymethyl-tamarind-1