@Article{JRM.2014.634141,
AUTHOR = {Yadong Liu, Guangcheng Huang, Yuanyuan Pang, Miaomiao Han, Shengxiang Ji},
TITLE = {One-Pot Synthesis of Thermoresponsive Cellulose-Based  Miktoarm Graft Copolymer by Simultaneous ATRP and ROP},
JOURNAL = {Journal of Renewable Materials},
VOLUME = {3},
YEAR = {2015},
NUMBER = {2},
PAGES = {113--119},
URL = {http://www.techscience.com/jrm/v3n2/49607},
ISSN = {2164-6341},
ABSTRACT = {In this work, we report a one-pot synthesis of amphiphilic miktoarm cellulose graft copolymers, cellulose
(-graft-oligo(L-lactide))-graft-oligo(N-isopropylacrylamide) (Cell(-g-OLLA)-g-ONIPAM), with dual side chains 
of oligo(L-lactide) and oligo(N-isopropylacrylamide) using 2-bromoisobutyl bromide functionalized cellulose 
(Cell(-OH)-Br) as the macroinitiator, by simultaneously conducting ring-opening polymerization and atom 
transfer radical polymerization using Cu/CuBr/PMDETA/Sn(Oct)<sub>2</sub>
 as the catalytic system. The chemical 
structures and thermal properties of Cell(-g-OLLA)-g-ONIPAMs were characterized with <sup>1</sup>
H and <sup>13</sup>C nuclear 
magnetic resonance spectroscopy, differential scanning calorimetry and thermal gravimetric analysis. Cell
(-g-OLLA)-g-ONIPAM could self-assemble into micelles in the aqueous solution as confi rmed by 
environmental scanning electron microscopy and dynamic light scattering analyses. The micellar aggregates 
showed a temperature-responsive property and the sizes of micelles were infl uenced by the ratio of 
temperature-responsive ONIPAM side chains. The miktoarm graft copolymers have potential applications as 
biomedical or intelligent materials.},
DOI = {10.7569/JRM.2014.634141}
}