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A Topology Map for Novel Vesicle–Polymer Hybrid Architectures
Author(s) -
Jung M.,
Hubert D. H. W.,
Bomans P. H. H.,
Frederik P.,
van Herk A. M.,
German A. L.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1521-4095(200002)12:3<210::aid-adma210>3.0.co;2-p
Subject(s) - vesicle , materials science , polymer , bilayer , polymerization , transmission electron microscopy , monomer , template , nanotechnology , topology (electrical circuits) , membrane , composite material , chemistry , biochemistry , mathematics , combinatorics
The use of vesicles as templates for the polymerization of inserted monomers gives rise to novel vesicle‐polymer hybrid morphologies where a polymer bead is phase‐separated from the vesicle bilayer matrix. Complex vesicle–polymer architectures, such as the “wrapped parachute” morphologies shown in the Figure, are synthesized here and then examined using cryo‐transmission electron microscopy (see also cover).