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The Copolymer blending method : a new approach for targeted assembly of micellar nanoparticles

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Wright, Daniel Bayham, Patterson, Joseph P., Pitto-Barry, Anaïs, Lu, Annhelen, Kirby, Nigel, Gianneschi, Nathan C., Chassenieux, Christophe, Colombani, Olivier and O’Reilly, Rachel K. (2015) The Copolymer blending method : a new approach for targeted assembly of micellar nanoparticles. Macromolecules, 48 (18). pp. 6516-6522. doi:10.1021/acs.macromol.5b01426 ISSN 0024-9297 .

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Abstract

Polymer self-assembly in solution is a simple strategy for the preparation of elegant yet complex nanomaterials. However, exhaustive synthesis of the copolymer synthons is often required to access specific assemblies. In this work we show that the blending of just two diblock copolymers with identical block lengths but varying hydrophobic monomer incorporations can be used to access a range of assemblies of intermediate hydrophobic composition. Indeed, the nanostructures produced from blending are identical to those formed with the directly synthesized copolymer of the same composition. This new approach presents researchers with a more efficient and accessible methodology to access precision self-assembled nanostructures, and we highlight its potential by applying it to a demonstrator catalytically active system.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: Q Science > QD Chemistry
T Technology > TP Chemical technology
Divisions: Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Chemistry
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Polymers, Nanostructured materials , Nanostructures, Diblock copolymers
Journal or Publication Title: Macromolecules
Publisher: American Chemical Society
ISSN: 0024-9297
Official Date: 22 September 2015
Dates:
DateEvent
22 September 2015Published
31 August 2015Available
29 June 2015Submitted
Volume: 48
Number: 18
Page Range: pp. 6516-6522
DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.5b01426
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Open Access (Creative Commons)
Date of first compliant deposit: 13 January 2016
Date of first compliant Open Access: 18 February 2016
Funder: European Science Foundation (ESF), Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), United States. Air Force. Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR)
Grant number: P2M (ESF), ECASE-FA9550-11-1- 01-5 (AFOSR),

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