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ABSTRACT
Eight-arm star-shaped poly(2-alkyl-2-oxazoline) (M ≈ 21,000 g · mol−1) was studied by turbidimetry and light scattering in aqueous solutions within concentration ranging from 0.00038 to 0.0276 g · cm−3. The arms were the block copolymers of poly(2-isopropyl-2-oxazoline) (PiPrOx) and poly(2-ethyl-2-oxazoline) (PEtOx). Calix[8]arene core was connected with poly(2-isopropyl-2-oxazoline). The behavior of investigated polymer differed from that of thermosensitive stars with poly(2-alkyl-2-oxazoline) homopolymer arms. At low temperatures, the aggregates were formed due to interaction of hydrophobic cores. The phase separation temperatures T1 and T2 of studied star were higher than those for star-shaped poly(2-isopropyl-2-oxazoline) and lower than for poly(2-ethyl-2-oxazoline). T1 and T2 increased with dilution.