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Dynamic Origin and Thermally Induced Evolution of New Self‐Assembled Aggregates from an Amphiphilic Comb‐Like Graft Copolymer: A Multiscale and Multimorphological Procedure
Author(s) -
Wu Gang,
Chen SiChong,
Wang XiuLi,
Yang KeKe,
Wang YuZhong
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.201103961
Subject(s) - copolymer , superstructure , microscale chemistry , amphiphile , cluster (spacecraft) , self assembly , materials science , nanotechnology , polymer science , computer science , physics , polymer , mathematics , thermodynamics , composite material , mathematics education , programming language
Snowflake's origin and evolution : New aggregates with a snowflake‐like superstructure are prepared by facile and low‐cost water‐phase self‐assembly of an amphiphilic comb‐like graft copolymer, and their origin involving dynamic disorder–order structural evolution from nano‐ to microscale is revealed (see figure). Furthermore, aggregates perform a unique thermally induced multimorphological change leading to cluster‐like nanostructures.