Abstract
Earning their stripes: A hierarchical assembly of micelles composed of an amphiphilic diblock copolymer, poly(styrene)-block-poly(4-vinylpyridine) (PS-b-P4VP), were made by combining controlled evaporative self-assembly of the confined PS-b-P4VP toluene solution in a cylinder-on-Si geometry with spontaneous self-assembly of micelles. This method gave microscopic stripes of nanometer-sized PS-b-P4VP micelles within the stripes (see pictures).
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 12588-12592 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Angewandte Chemie - International Edition |
Volume | 51 |
Issue number | 50 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 7 Dec 2012 |
Keywords
- amphiphilic block copolymers
- hierarchical assembly
- micelles
- nanoparticles
- self-assembly