ملخص
This paper describes the supramolecular assembly of arborescent (dendrigraft) copolymers in solution. The dendritic copolymers remained as unimolecular (nonassociated) micelles in toluene at temperatures above the critical self-assembly temperature (est) but aggregated into supramolecular structures with a diameter of a few micrometers below the est. Small-angle neutron scattering (SANS) measurements in toluene revealed that the P2VP shell of the unimolecular micelles was swollen above the est. The supramolecular aggregates obtained below the est had a spherical topology and a relatively uniform size according to electron microscopy analysis. The temperature- responsive self-assembly process was fully reversible. The est varied with the copolymer concentration and shifted to higher temperatures as the length of the P2VP chains in the shell increased. The self-assembly mechanism reported provides a path to new types of "smart" supramolecular structures.
اللغة الأصلية | English |
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الصفحات (من إلى) | 7166-7172 |
عدد الصفحات | 7 |
دورية | Macromolecules |
مستوى الصوت | 41 |
رقم الإصدار | 19 |
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حالة النشر | Published - أكتوبر 14 2008 |
منشور خارجيًا | نعم |
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