Self-Assembly of Amphiphilic Nanoparticle-Coil “Tadpole” Macromolecules
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Date
2004
Authors
Lee, Jae Youn
Balazs, Anna C.
Thompson, Russell B.
Hill, Randall M.
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American Chemical Society
Abstract
There has been considerable fascination with the self-assembling behavior of amphiphilic chainlike molecules that range from short-chain surfactants to high molecular weight block copolymers. The self-assembly of simple amphiphiles into membranes may have played an important role in the origin of life. The self-organization of amphiphiles with more complex architectures can lead to a stunning variety of complex morphologies. In the case of short-chain surfactants, the equilibrium morphology of the self-assembled sys- tem depends on geometric factors, such as the ratio of the “head” to “tail” sizes. Here, the headgroups are small molecules and the tails are coillike. In the case of block copolymers, the structure of the melt depends on the relative composition of the chains, the degree of polymerization, and the incompatibility between the different blocks.
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This document is the Accepted Manuscript version of a Published Work that appeared in final form in Macromolecules, copyright © American Chemical Society after peer review and technical editing by publisher. To access the final edited and published work see https://doi.org/10.1021/ma035542q
Keywords
nanocomposites, self-consistent-field theory