Micellar Solutions of a Symmetrical Amphiphilic ABA Triblock Copolymer with a Temperature‐Responsive Shell

Abstract

Abstract We have studied the thermal behavior of an ABA triblock copolymer having short, deuterated polystyrene end‐blocks and a longer poly(N‐isopropyl acrylamide) middle block, the latter exhibiting a lower critical solution temperature. The collapse of the micelles was investigated using dynamic light scattering. Small‐angle neutron scattering with contrast matching allowed us to quantify the core‐shell structure of the micelles as well as their correlations as a function of temperature.