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Novel Two‐Compartment Micelles Formed by Self‐Assembly of Linear Pentablock Copolymers in Selective Solvents
Author(s) -
Liu Dahuan,
Zhong Chongli
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
macromolecular rapid communications
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.348
H-Index - 154
eISSN - 1521-3927
pISSN - 1022-1336
DOI - 10.1002/marc.200600696
Subject(s) - micelle , dissipative particle dynamics , copolymer , rational design , compartment (ship) , polymer chemistry , materials science , molecular dynamics , chemistry , chemical engineering , nanotechnology , organic chemistry , polymer , computational chemistry , oceanography , aqueous solution , engineering , geology
In this work, the formation of two‐compartment micelles from symmetric pentablock copolymers in selective solvents was studied using the dissipative particle dynamics simulation technique, and the effects of block lengths and solvent quality were investigated. The simulations revealed several new morphologies and their formation mechanisms were elucidated at the molecular level, providing useful information that may contribute to the future rational design and synthesis of novel multicompartment micelles with tailored structures.