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Macromol. Rapid Commun. 20/2017
Author(s) -
Li Nan K.,
Kuang Huihui,
Fuss William H.,
Zauscher Stefan,
Kokkoli Efrosini,
Yingling Yaroslava G.
Publication year - 2017
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.201770066
Subject(s) - dissipative particle dynamics , polyelectrolyte , copolymer , transmission electron microscopy , polymer , ionic strength , chemical physics , materials science , ionic bonding , micelle , self assembly , aggregate (composite) , nanotechnology , chemical engineering , salt (chemistry) , polymer chemistry , polymer science , chemistry , composite material , ion , aqueous solution , organic chemistry , engineering
Front Cover : The responsiveness of polyelectrolyte block copolymers to ionic strength and/or pH allow for tuning the self‐assembly process and the resultant materials properties. As the salt increases, the polymer network can undergo a sharp morphological transition from micellar network to hamburger‐shaped aggregate, which is predicted using dissipative particle dynamics (DPD) simulations and cryogenic transmission electron microscopy (cryo‐TEM) on the example of the self‐assembly of single‐stranded DNA triblocks. Further details can be found in article number 1700422 by Yaroslava G. Yingling* and co‐workers.