scholarly journals Cylindrical Micelles by the Self-Assembly of Crystalline-b-Coil Polyphosphazene-b-P2VP Block Copolymers. Stabilization of Gold Nanoparticles

Molecules ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (9) ◽  
pp. 1772 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria de los Angeles Cortes ◽  
Raquel de la Campa ◽  
Maria Luisa Valenzuela ◽  
Carlos Díaz ◽  
Gabino A. Carriedo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gold Nanoparticles ◽  
Block Copolymers ◽  
Self Assembly ◽  
Cationic Polymerization ◽  
The Self ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Selective Solvent ◽  
The Core ◽  
Cylindrical Micelles ◽  
Main Factor

During the last number of years a variety of crystallization-driven self-assembly (CDSA) processes based on semicrystalline block copolymers have been developed to prepare a number of different nanomorphologies in solution (micelles). We herein present a convenient synthetic methodology combining: (i) The anionic polymerization of 2-vinylpyridine initiated by organolithium functionalized phosphane initiators; (ii) the cationic polymerization of iminophosphoranes initiated by –PR2Cl2; and (iii) a macromolecular nucleophilic substitution step, to prepare the novel block copolymers poly(bistrifluoroethoxy phosphazene)-b-poly(2-vinylpyridine) (PTFEP-b-P2VP), having semicrystalline PTFEP core forming blocks. The self-assembly of these materials in mixtures of THF (tetrahydrofuran) and 2-propanol (selective solvent to P2VP), lead to a variety of cylindrical micelles of different lengths depending on the amount of 2-propanol added. We demonstrated that the crystallization of the PTFEP at the core of the micelles is the main factor controlling the self-assembly processes. The presence of pyridinyl moieties at the corona of the micelles was exploited to stabilize gold nanoparticles (AuNPs).

Effect of block copolymer architecture and composition on gold nanoparticle fabrication

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (34) ◽  
pp. 4637-4642 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna P. Constantinou ◽  
Uriel Marie-Sainte ◽  
Lihui Peng ◽  
Dean R. Carroll ◽  
Catriona M. McGilvery ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gold Nanoparticles ◽  
Block Copolymer ◽  
Block Copolymers ◽  
Gold Nanoparticle ◽  
Self Assembly ◽  
The Self ◽  
Nanoparticle Fabrication

Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) fabricated via the self-assembly of block copolymers of various architectures.

Thermally Tunable Metallodielectric Photonic Crystals from the Self-Assembly of Brush Block Copolymers and Gold Nanoparticles

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (9) ◽  
pp. 1169-1175 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dong-Po Song ◽  
Cheng Li ◽  
Nicholas S. Colella ◽  
Xuemin Lu ◽  
Jae-Hwang Lee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gold Nanoparticles ◽  
Block Copolymers ◽  
Photonic Crystals ◽  
Self Assembly ◽  
The Self

scholarly journals Formation of Giant Polymer Vesicles by Simple Double Emulsification using Block Copolymers as the Sole Surfactant

Soft Matter ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mazarine Houbrechts ◽  
Lucas Caire da Silva ◽  
Anitha Ethirajan ◽  
Katharina Landfester
Keyword(s):  
Block Copolymers ◽  
Self Assembly ◽  
Shell Structure ◽  
The Self ◽  
Amphiphilic Block Copolymers ◽  
Core Shell ◽  
The Core ◽  
Polymer Vesicles ◽  
Core Shell Structure ◽  
Double Emulsification

Polymer vesicles that mimic the function of cell membranes can be obtained through the self-assembly of amphiphilic block copolymers. The cell-like characteristics of polymer vesicles, such as the core-shell structure,...

Size-Modulation of Plasmonic Nanorings Obtained by the Self-Assembly of Gold Nanoparticles and Block Copolymers

2016 ◽  
Vol 120 (16) ◽  
pp. 8883-8890 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean-François Lemineur ◽  
Silvere Schuermans ◽  
Joseph Marae-Djouda ◽  
Thomas Maurer ◽  
Anna M. Ritcey
Keyword(s):  
Gold Nanoparticles ◽  
Block Copolymers ◽  
Self Assembly ◽  
The Self

A DISSIPATIVE PARTICLE DYNAMICS STUDY ON THE MORPHOLOGIES OF H-SHAPED BLOCK COPOLYMERS IN SOLVENT

2011 ◽  
Vol 25 (06) ◽  
pp. 843-850
Author(s):  
XI SHAO ◽  
KAI YANG ◽  
YU-QIANG MA
Keyword(s):  
Block Copolymers ◽  
Self Assembly ◽  
Triblock Copolymers ◽  
Dissipative Particle Dynamics ◽  
Particle Dynamics ◽  
The Self ◽  
Selective Solvent ◽  
Convenient Approach ◽  
Multicompartment Micelles ◽  
Dynamics Method

Multicompartment micelles have advanced applications in biological and pharmaceutical fields. The self-assembly of the block copolymers with different chain architectures provides versatile and powerful routes to obtain multicompartment micelles in water. Here we apply the dissipative particle dynamics method to study the self-assembly of H-shaped triblock copolymers in a selective solvent. It is found that the H-shaped triblock copolymers can form micelles with different morphologies, such as worm-like micelles, hamburger micelles, core-shell-corona micelles, and cylinder micelles, etc. Among them, the cylinder micelles have not been reported before in the case of the copolymers with similar chain architecture (e.g., Y-shaped copolymer). We demonstrate a convenient approach to obtain different morphologies by only adjusting the arrangement of the copolymers' blocks. These results may be helpful for the design of multicompartment micelles for various application purposes.

Self-Assembly of Single Chain Janus Nanoparticles from Azobenzene-Containing Block Copolymers and Reversible Photoinduced Morphology Transition

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Wen ◽  
Aihua Chen
Keyword(s):  
Block Copolymers ◽  
Experimental Research ◽  
Self Assembly ◽  
The Self ◽  
Single Chain ◽  
Morphology Transition ◽  
Janus Nanoparticles ◽  
Assembly Behavior

Self-assembly of amphiphilic single chain Janus nanoparticles (SCJNPs) is a novel and promising approach to fabricate assemblies with diversified morphologies. However, the experimental research of the self-assembly behavior of SCJNPs...

Coarse-grained simulation of the self-assembly of lipid vesicles concomitantly with novel block copolymers with multiple tails

Soft Matter ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander Kantardjiev
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Dynamics ◽  
Block Copolymers ◽  
Self Assembly ◽  
Lipid Vesicles ◽  
The Self ◽  
Coarse Grained ◽  
Copolymer Concentration ◽  
Copolymer Structure ◽  
Coarse Grained Molecular Dynamics

We carried out a series of coarse-grained molecular dynamics liposome-copolymer simulations with varying extent of copolymer concentration in an attempt to understand the effect of copolymer structure and concentration on vesicle self-assembly and stability.

Nanofiber micelles from the self-assembly of block copolymers

2010 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 84-92 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jieshu Qian ◽  
Meng Zhang ◽  
Ian Manners ◽  
Mitchell A. Winnik
Keyword(s):  
Block Copolymers ◽  
Self Assembly ◽  
The Self
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