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Toroidal Micelles of Uniform Size from Diblock Copolymers
Author(s) -
Huang Haiying,
Chung Bonghoon,
Jung Jueun,
Park HaeWoong,
Chang Taihyun
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.200900533
Subject(s) - micelle , toroid , copolymer , materials science , chemical engineering , nanoparticle , morphology (biology) , solvent , nanostructure , nanotechnology , chemistry , composite material , physics , organic chemistry , aqueous solution , polymer , plasma , quantum mechanics , biology , engineering , genetics
Uniform nanodonuts: Stable toroidal micelles that have a highly uniform size and shape spontaneously self‐assemble from a selective THF/ethanol solvent mixture (see 3D AFM image). The donut‐shaped micelles can be used as a template to grow gold nanoparticles, which form along the ring surface.