Solvent Controls Nanoparticle Size during Nanoprecipitation by Limiting Block Copolymer Assembly
Giovanni Bovone, Lucien Cousin, Fabian Steiner, Mark W. Tibbitt
Abstract
model based on spinodal decomposition corroborates our proposed mechanism, explaining how size scales with the solvent-dependent critical water fraction of growth arrest and enabling more efficient NP engineering.
Topics & Concepts
CopolymerSolventNanoparticlePolymerChemical engineeringMaterials scienceMixing (physics)Solvent effectsHydrodynamic radiusPolymer chemistryChemistryNanotechnologyOrganic chemistryEngineeringQuantum mechanicsPhysicsBlock Copolymer Self-AssemblyNanoparticle-Based Drug DeliveryAdvanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization