Modulating living crystallization-driven self-assembly behaviors of oligo(<i>p</i>-phenylene ethynylene)-containing block copolymers and micellar stability by solvent and corona-forming chain length
Jiucheng Nie, Longgang Xia, Xiaoyu Huang, Guolin Lu, Chun Feng
Abstract
Corona-forming chain length and solvent are vital factors that affect the micellar elongation mechanism to give micelles of different morphologies and stabilities. Necklace-like micelles can be obtained via end-to-end coupling of diamond-like micelles.
Topics & Concepts
MicelleCopolymerPolymer chemistryCrystallizationElongationSolventSelf-assemblyPhenyleneCorona (planetary geology)Materials scienceChemistryChemical engineeringOrganic chemistryPolymerAqueous solutionEngineeringVenusUltimate tensile strengthMetallurgyAstrobiologyPhysicsAdvanced Polymer Synthesis and CharacterizationSurfactants and Colloidal SystemsPolymer Surface Interaction Studies