Tunable Self-Assembly of Diblock Copolymers into Colloidal Particles with Triply Periodic Minimal Surfaces
Lin Z, Liu S, Mao W, Tian H, Wang N, Zhang N, Tian F, Han L, Feng X, Mai Y (2017)
Publication Type: Journal article
Publication year: 2017
Journal
Book Volume: 56
Pages Range: 7135-7140
Journal Issue: 25
Abstract
We herein report the tunable self-assembly of simple block copolymers, namely polystyrene-block-poly(ethylene oxide) (PS-b-PEO) diblock copolymers, into porous cubosomes with inverse (Formula presented.) or (Formula presented.) mesophases of controlled unit cell parameters as well as hexasomes with an inverse hexagonal (p6mm) structure, which have been rarely observed in polymer self-assembly. A new morphological phase diagram was constructed for the solution self-assembly of PS-b-PEO based on the volume fraction of the PS block against the initial copolymer concentration. The formation mechanisms of the cubosomes and hexasomes have also been revealed. This study not only affords a simple system for the controllable preparation and fundamental studies of ordered bicontinuous structures, but also opens up a new avenue towards porous architectures with highly ordered pores.
Involved external institutions
Shanghai Jiao Tong University / 上海交通大学
China (CN)
East China Normal University (ECNU) / 华东师范大学
China (CN)
Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) / 中国科学院
China (CN)
Technische Universität Dresden
Germany (DE)
China (CN)
East China Normal University (ECNU) / 华东师范大学
China (CN)
Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) / 中国科学院
China (CN)
Technische Universität Dresden
Germany (DE)
How to cite
APA:
Lin, Z., Liu, S., Mao, W., Tian, H., Wang, N., Zhang, N.,... Mai, Y. (2017). Tunable Self-Assembly of Diblock Copolymers into Colloidal Particles with Triply Periodic Minimal Surfaces. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 56(25), 7135-7140. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201702591
MLA:
Lin, Zhixing, et al. "Tunable Self-Assembly of Diblock Copolymers into Colloidal Particles with Triply Periodic Minimal Surfaces." Angewandte Chemie International Edition 56.25 (2017): 7135-7140.
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