Aqueous networks and toroids of amphiphilic block copolymer with non-ionic surfactants.
Network formation: Comicellization of polystyrene-block-polyethylene oxide (PS-PEO) with non-ionic surfactants leads to the formation of networks and chains of spheres. The aqueous network solutions are responsive to dilution, undergoing morphological transformations to cylinders with Y junctions and both two- and three-dimensional toroids [figure: see text].
Fu
Jun
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Max Planck institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany. jfu1@partners.org
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Dong Ha
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Knoll
Wolfgang
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