Mechanistic insights for block copolymer morphologies: how do worms form vesicles?

A Blanazs, J Madsen, G Battaglia…

Index: Blanazs, Adam; Madsen, Jeppe; Battaglia, Giuseppe; Ryan, Anthony J.; Armes, Steven P. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2011 , vol. 133, # 41 p. 16581 - 16587

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Abstract

Amphiphilic diblock copolymers composed of two covalently linked, chemically distinct chains can be considered to be biological mimics of cell membrane-forming lipid molecules, but with typically more than an order of magnitude increase in molecular weight. These macromolecular amphiphiles are known to form a wide range of nanostructures (spheres, worms, vesicles, etc.) in solvents that are selective for one of the blocks. However, such ...