title: Dilution-induced spheres-to-vesicles morphological transition in micelles from block copolymer/surfactant complexes.
abstract: Metastable spherical micelles have been obtained by mixing in chloroform poly(styrene)-block-poly(4-vinylpyridine) diblock copolymers with perfluorinated surfactants bearing a carboxylic acid head. Dilution of these initial micelles triggers a morphological reorganization resulting in the formation of more stable vesicles. This transition can be advantageously used to encapsulate molecules of interest.
authors.affiliation: Unité de Chimie des Matériaux Inorganiques et Organiques (CMAT) and Research Center in Micro- and Nanoscopic Materials and Electronic Devices (CeRMiN), Université catholique de Louvain, Place Pasteur 1, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium,.
authors.forename: Zhijun
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Alain M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Jonas
authors.forename: Sunil K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Varshney
authors.forename: Jean-François
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Gohy
mesh_terms: D002725:Chloroform / Q000737:chemistry; D003652:Decanoic Acids / Q000737:chemistry*; D005466:Fluorocarbons / Q000737:chemistry*; D008027:Light; D008823:Micelles; D018625:Microscopy, Atomic Force; D046529:Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; D011137:Polystyrenes / Q000737:chemistry*; D011145:Polyvinyls / Q000737:chemistry*; D012542:Scattering, Radiation; D013501:Surface-Active Agents / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D003652:Decanoic Acids; D005466:Fluorocarbons; D008823:Micelles; D011137:Polystyrenes; D011145:Polyvinyls; D013501:Surface-Active Agents; C019535:poly(4-vinylpyridine); C036567:perfluorodecanoic acid; D002725:Chloroform