Platelet self-assembly of an amphiphilic A-B-C-A tetrablock copolymer in pure water

Enrique D. Gomez, Timothy J. Rappl, Vivek Agarwal, Arijit Bose, Marc Schmutz, Carlos M. Marques, Nitash P. Balsara

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Abstract

A new principle demonstrated for controlling the self-assembly of amphiphilic tetrablock copolymer molecules and to explore the possibility of designing such amphiphilic molecules was discussed. The approach used an ABCA tetrablock copolymer with hydrophilic A blocks and hydrophobic B and C blocks. It was found that the molecular weight of each of the blocks was about 35 kg/mol. Experiments showed that the platelets with lateral dimensions in the 100-300 nm range formed spontaneously in dilute ABCA/water mixture at 45°C. The work provided a systematic study of the aggregation of amphiphilic ABCA tetrablock copolymers as a function of molecular architecture and solvent quality.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)3567-3570
Number of pages4
JournalMacromolecules
Volume38
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - May 3 2005

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Organic Chemistry
  • Polymers and Plastics
  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Materials Chemistry

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