Ozturk, TemelKılıçlıoğlu, AliSavas, BedrettinHazer, Baki2020-05-212020-05-2120181060-13251520-5738https://doi.org/10.1080/10601325.2018.1481344https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12695/40TARAMASCOPUSTARAMAWOSThe synthesis of poly(-caprolactone-co-ethylene glycol) AAB star-type amphiphilic copolymers were carried out by use of a click chemistry reaction to block propargyl polyethylene glycol (propargyl-PEG) to terminally azide poly(-caprolactone) (PCL-N-3). For this purpose, propargyl-PEG was synthesized by the reaction of PEGs (3000Da, 2000Da, 1500Da, and 1000Da) and propargyl chloride. Terminally chloride poly(-caprolactone) (PCL-Cl) was carried out by means of ring-opening polymerization (ROP) of -caprolactone (CL) and 3-chloro-1,2-propanediol. Synthesis of PCL-N-3 was obtained by the chemical interaction of PCL-Cl and sodium azide. By reacting propargyl-PEG and PCL-N-3, the star-type amphiphilic copolymers were obtained. The characterization of products was accomplished by using multiple instruments including H-1-NMR, FT-IR, GPC, TGA, contact angles, and elemental analysis techniques.enAttribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 Internationalinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess"Click" chemistryring-opening polymerizationstar-type amphiphilic copolymerterminally azide poly(-caprolactone)propargyl polyethylene glycolArticle55858859410.1080/10601325.2018.1481344Q2WOS:000456313400002Q4