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One‐Pot Synthesis of Biomimetic Shell Cross‐Linked Micelles and Nanocages by ATRP in Alcohol/Water Mixtures
Author(s) -
Sugihara Shinji,
Armes Steven P.,
Lewis Andrew L.
Publication year - 2010
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.201000095
Subject(s) - nanocages , micelle , shell (structure) , copolymer , alcohol , solvation , polyvinyl alcohol , chemistry , chemical engineering , materials science , molecule , organic chemistry , catalysis , aqueous solution , polymer , composite material , engineering
Shell shock : The one‐pot synthesis of shell cross‐linked (SCL) micelles was achieved using an ABC triblock copolymer in a 9:1 alcohol/water mixture. These SCL micelles were dialyzed against water, leading to solvation of the core‐forming PMPC chains. If the cross‐linking is not too high, these chains migrate through the inner shell to join the coronal PEO chains, hence forming nanocages.