ABC triblock copolymer micelles: Spherical versus worm-like micelles depending on the preparation method

Ghasdian, Negar; Buzza, D. Martin A.; Fletcher, Paul D. I.; Georgiou, Theoni K.

Abstract

Well-defined ABC triblock copolymers based on two hydrophilic blocks, A and C, and a hydrophobic block B are synthesized and their self-assembly behaviour is investigated. Interestingly, at the same solvent concentration, pH, and temperature, different shape micelles are observed, spherical and worm-like micelles, depending on the preparation method. Specifically, spherical micelles are observed with bulk rehydration while both spherical and worm-like micelles are observed with film rehydration.

Citation

Ghasdian, N., Buzza, D. M. A., Fletcher, P. D. I., & Georgiou, T. K. (2015). ABC triblock copolymer micelles: Spherical versus worm-like micelles depending on the preparation method. Macromolecular rapid communications, 36(6), 528-532. https://doi.org/10.1002/marc.201400621

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Dec 21, 2014
• Online Publication Date: Jan 23, 2015
• Publication Date: 2015-03
• Deposit Date: Apr 15, 2015
• Journal: Macromolecular rapid communications
• Print ISSN: 1022-1336
• Electronic ISSN: 1521-3927
• Publisher: Wiley-VCH Verlag
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 36
• Issue: 6
• Pages: 528-532
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/marc.201400621
• Keywords: ABC triblock copolymers, Group-transfer polymerization, Micelles, Self-assembly, Worm-like micelles
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/372541
• Publisher URL: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/marc.201400621/abstract
• Additional Information: This is a description of an article which has been published in: Macromolecular rapid communications, 2015, v.36, issue 6 at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/marc.201400621/abstract. The article itself will be available in this repository in January 2016.