Liquid‐phase electron microscopy for soft matter science and biology
Innovations in liquid‐phase electron microscopy (LP‐EM) have made it possible to perform
experiments at the optimized conditions needed to examine soft matter. The main obstacle is …
experiments at the optimized conditions needed to examine soft matter. The main obstacle is …
Liquid–liquid phase separation during amphiphilic self-assembly
The self-assembly of amphiphilic molecules in solution is a ubiquitous process in both
natural and synthetic systems. The ability to effectively control the structure and properties of …
natural and synthetic systems. The ability to effectively control the structure and properties of …
1D vs. 2D shape selectivity in the crystallization-driven self-assembly of polylactide block copolymers
2D materials such as graphene, LAPONITE® clays or molybdenum disulfide nanosheets are
of extremely high interest to the materials community as a result of their high surface area …
of extremely high interest to the materials community as a result of their high surface area …
Ring-opening polymerization-induced crystallization-driven self-assembly of poly-L-lactide-block-polyethylene glycol block copolymers (ROPI-CDSA)
The self-assembly of block copolymers into 1D, 2D and 3D nano-and microstructures is of
great interest for a wide range of applications. A key challenge in this field is obtaining …
great interest for a wide range of applications. A key challenge in this field is obtaining …
Self-assembled blends of AB/BAB block copolymers prepared through dispersion RAFT polymerization
C Gao, J Wu, H Zhou, Y Qu, B Li, W Zhang - Macromolecules, 2016 - ACS Publications
Synthesis of ingenious nanoassemblies is pursued in materials science. Herein, the in situ
synthesis of the self-assembled blends of AB/BAB block copolymers of poly (ethylene glycol) …
synthesis of the self-assembled blends of AB/BAB block copolymers of poly (ethylene glycol) …
Entropic mixing of ring/linear polymer blends
The topological constraints of nonconcatenated ring polymers force them to form compact
loopy globular conformations with much lower entropy than unconstrained ideal rings. The …
loopy globular conformations with much lower entropy than unconstrained ideal rings. The …
Nonionic block copolymer coacervates
Liquid–liquid phase separation of macromolecules is an important process in many
biological and synthetic systems. The process results in the formation of coacervates that act …
biological and synthetic systems. The process results in the formation of coacervates that act …
Maintaining hydrophobic drug supersaturation in a micelle corona reservoir
Two poly (N-isopropylacrylamide-co-N, N-dimethylacrylamide)(PND) statistical copolymers
and a series of three poly (N-isopropylacrylamide-co-N, N-dimethylacrylamide)-b …
and a series of three poly (N-isopropylacrylamide-co-N, N-dimethylacrylamide)-b …
Micellar nanoparticles with tuneable morphologies through interactions between nucleobase-containing synthetic polymers in aqueous solution
Z Hua, A Pitto-Barry, Y Kang, N Kirby, TR Wilks… - Polymer …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Herein, we report the preparation of nucleobase-containing synthetic amphiphilic diblock
copolymers using RAFT polymerization. Well-defined spherical micelles can be formed in …
copolymers using RAFT polymerization. Well-defined spherical micelles can be formed in …
Fine-tuning the pH response of polymersomes for mimicking and controlling the cell membrane functionality
To expand the biomedical applications of pH responsive polymersomes a concept is
presented for precisely adjusting the pH triggered transition of the membrane permeability …
presented for precisely adjusting the pH triggered transition of the membrane permeability …