Branched micelles by living crystallization-driven block copolymer self-assembly under kinetic control

H Qiu, Y Gao, VA Du, R Harniman… - Journal of the …, 2015 - ACS Publications
… We have also demonstrated that using the insight gathered in this study branched micelles
can be prepared from PFDMS block copolymers with diverse corona chemistries, allowing …

Linear and branched fiber-like micelles from the crystallization-driven self-assembly of heterobimetallic block copolymer polyelectrolyte/surfactant complexes

CN Jarrett-Wilkins, RA Musgrave, RLN Hailes… - …, 2019 - ACS Publications
micelle termini. In addition, ca. 30% of the micelles featured branching to yield multiple terminal
blocks. … 20% THF, the tapering of the micelles was no longer apparent, and the degree of …

Creating biomorphic barbed and branched mesostructures in solution through block copolymer crystallization

L Jia, G Guerin, Y Lu, Q Yu, I Manners… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
… ), no branched micelles remained. As shown in Figure 6 d, we found a dense array of extremely
long fiber-like micelles. Similarly, we found that the branched micelles formed by PFS 50 …

Highly branched block copolymers: design, synthesis, and morphology

M Trollsås, MA Kelly, H Claesson, R Siemens… - …, 1999 - ACS Publications
… Other examples of possible applications for the dendrimer-like star polymers include the
preparation of amphiphilic block copolymers for unimolecular micelles, nanoreactors, and drug …

Branched cylindrical micelles via crystallization-driven self-assembly

H Qiu, VA Du, MA Winnik, I Manners - Journal of the American …, 2013 - ACS Publications
… the controlled formation of branched structures in soft matter … that the branching of the
wormlike micelles is responsible for … of branched wormlike micelles of block copolymers. These …

Dendritic micelles with controlled branching and sensor applications

Y Zhang, S Pearce, JC Eloi, RL Harniman… - Journal of the …, 2021 - ACS Publications
block copolymer amphiphiles as precursors and a crystallization-driven seeded growth
approach whereby the termini of fiber-like micelles function as branching … seed micelles where …

Biodegradable cationic PEG–PEI–PBLG hyperbranched block copolymer: synthesis and micelle characterization

HY Tian, C Deng, H Lin, J Sun, M Deng, X Chen, X Jing - Biomaterials, 2005 - Elsevier
… But there are few reports on biodegradable amphiphilic copolymers as micellar matrix
with high-branched degrees. In this paper, a novel amphiphilic biodegradable cationic …

A morphological transition of inverse mesophases of a branched‐linear block copolymer guided by using cosolvents

Y La, TH An, TJ Shin, C Park… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
block copolymer we were able to systematically change the affinity of the solvent toward the
polystyrene block, … ‐assembly of a single branched‐linear block copolymer. Our method was …

Solution properties of linear and branched block copolymers consisting of acidic and PEO blocks

S Holappa, M Karesoja, J Shan, H Tenhu - Macromolecules, 2002 - ACS Publications
… Also, micelle formation of PMAA−PEO block copolymer has been observed. Owing to the
capability of P(M)AA−PEO to complex with itself, the properties of these polymers in aqueous …

Micelles with highly branched nanoporous interior: Solution properties and binding capabilities of amphiphilic copolymers with linear dendritic architecture

I Gitsov, KR Lambrych, VA Remnant… - Journal of Polymer …, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
… This article describes the solution behavior of model amphiphilic linear-dendritic ABA block
copolymers that self-assemble in aqueous media and form micelles with highly branched