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Uni‐molecular Hollow Micelles from Amphiphilic Homopolymer Poly(2‐(4‐vinylphenyl)pyridine)
Author(s) -
Changez Mohammad,
Kang NamGoo,
Lee JaeSuk
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
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Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.785
H-Index - 236
eISSN - 1613-6829
pISSN - 1613-6810
DOI - 10.1002/smll.201102569
Subject(s) - amphiphile , micelle , tetrahydrofuran , pyridine , solvent , copolymer , vesicle , polymer chemistry , chemical engineering , materials science , chemistry , organic chemistry , polymer , biochemistry , aqueous solution , membrane , engineering
Amphiphilic homopolymer poly(2‐(4‐vinylphenyl)pyridine) (PVPPy) forms hollow micelles with uni‐molecular thickness in a tetrahydrofuran/water (95/5 v/v) azeotropic solvent. Depending on the pH of the media, the micelles may be transformed to vesicles.
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