Solution properties of amphiphilic amino- and oligoethylene glycol-containing methacrylic copolymers

The behavior of methacrylic copolymers with oligoethylene glycol and amine groups in aqueous solutions has been studied. The eff ect of the composition of copolymers of alkoxyoligo(ethylene glycol) methacrylates and N-[3-(dimethylamino) propyl] methacrylamide on their solubility in aqueous media, aggregation properties and surface activity at the water-oil phase boundary was demonstrated. The presence of thermo- and pH-responsive properties, characterized by lower critical solution temperature, has been shown. Polymers exhibit high interfacial activity at the water-toluene interface, which increases with an increase in the proportion of methacrylic ether units in the copolymer. For polymers in aqueous media the value of the critical micelle concentration was found in the region of 10^-3 g/L.

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