Initial copolymer concentration influence on self-assembly of PS38-b-P(AA(190)-co-MA(20)) in water
作者:Zhang, WQ; Shi, LQ; An, YL; 等.
关键字:block copolymers
论文来源:期刊
具体来源:PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS
发表时间:2004年
pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/ArticleLanding/2004/CP/b309906g
The self-assembly of polystyrene-b-poly(acrylic acid-co-methyl acrylate) [PS38-b-P(AA190-co-MA20)] in water was studied. The initial block copolymer concentration greatly influences the morphologies of the resulting aggregates. The morphology of the resulting micelles changes from core–shell spheres with diameter 60 nm to 60–130 nm near-spherical aggregates, and further to 70 nm hollow aggregates, when the initial polymer concentration ranges from 0.20 to 0.50 mg mL−1 and further to 2.0 mg mL−1. The structure of the core–shell spheres and hollow aggregates is further characterized by light scattering. It is found that the core–shell micelles and the hollow aggregates are kinetically frozen in water; the aggregation number of polymer chains Nagg and molecular weight MW of the core–shell micelles and hollow aggregates are relatively large and the solubility of the two morphological micelles in water is poor; the structure of the core–shell spheres is incompact and the hollow aggregates is porous.