Swollen Vesicles and Multiple Emulsions from Block Copolymers

Autor:	Maria Ruela Talingting, Ani T. Nikova, Joseph A. Zasadzinski, David C. Bell, Vernita Gordon, Mathieu Joanicot, Galder Cristobal, Cara C. Evans, David A. Weitz
Rok vydání:	2004
Předmět:	Morphology (linguistics) Materials science Polymers and Plastics Polymer science Vesicle Organic Chemistry Micelle Inorganic Chemistry Amphiphile Oil water emulsion Materials Chemistry Copolymer Membrane vesicle Macromolecule
Zdroj:	Macromolecules. 37:2215-2218
ISSN:	1520-5835 0024-9297
Popis:	We engineer novel structures by "stuffing" the aliphatic regions of self-assembled aggregates with hydrophobic homopolymer. These "stuffed" vesicles and multiple emulsions are formed in a one- step process when we rehydrate stuffed films made of amphiphilic block copolymer and hydrophobic homopolymer. Without such homopolymer, this system forms micelles. With homopolymer, vesicles form; varying vesicle membrane thicknesses show that these structures incorporate different amounts of homopolymer. Multiple emulsions, containing more homopolymer than stuffed vesicles, are also fabricated using this single-amphiphile system. The system's incorporation of homopolymer to modify the properties and morphology of the resultant structures is a convenient strategy for preparing self-assembled macromolecular structures with controllable properties.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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