title: Morphological control and molecular recognition by bis-urea hydrogen bonding in micelles of amphiphilic tri-block copolymers.
abstract: Hydrogen bonding between urea groups of amphiphilic tri-block copolymers considerably affects their self-assembly in water, which results in a strong modification of morphology and viscosity of aqueous solutions; the hydrogen bonding motif in these amphiphilic copolymers allows molecular recognition of small molecules with complementary hydrogen bonding units.
authors.affiliation: Eindhoven University of Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Macromolecular and Organic Chemistry, PO 513, 5600 MB, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Natalia
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Chebotareva
authors.forename: Paul H H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Bomans
authors.forename: Peter M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Frederik
authors.forename: Nico A J M
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Sommerdijk
authors.forename: Rint P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Sijbesma
mesh_terms: D020285:Cryoelectron Microscopy; D006860:Hydrogen Bonding; D057927:Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions; D008823:Micelles; D046529:Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; D015394:Molecular Structure; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry*; D013050:Spectrometry, Fluorescence; D017550:Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared; D014508:Urea / Q000737:chemistry*; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D008823:Micelles; D011108:Polymers; D014867:Water; D014508:Urea