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Investigating the Motion of Diblock Copolymer Assemblies in Ionic Liquids by In Situ Electron Microscopy
Author(s) -
Mansfeld Ulrich,
Hoeppener Stephanie,
Schubert Ulrich S.
Publication year - 2013
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/adma.201203423
Subject(s) - materials science , copolymer , transmission electron microscopy , micelle , ionic bonding , electron microscope , ionic liquid , in situ , nanotechnology , microscopy , chemical physics , particle (ecology) , chemical engineering , optics , composite material , ion , polymer , organic chemistry , chemistry , physics , catalysis , aqueous solution , oceanography , engineering , geology
The movement of individual block copolymer micelles in free‐standing films of ionic liquids is investigated by transmission electron microscopy with the aim of providing an easily accessible high‐resolution imaging tool for the in situ observation of particle movement in a liquid environment. A proof of concept and first studies on the behavior of individual particles in the fluid are demonstrated.