Self-assembly of double hydrophobic block copolymers in water-ethanol mixtures: from micelles to thermoresponsive micellar gels.
Micellization and micellar gel formation of poly(styrene)-block-poly(methyl methacrylate) [PS-b-PMMA] are demonstrated in a water-ethanol solvent mixture; full hydration of the PMMA causes a large radius of gyration resulting in micellar gel formation at only 1 wt% polymer concentration.
Hoogenboom
Richard
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Laboratory of Macromolecular Chemistry and Nanoscience, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands. r.hoogenboom@tue.nl
Rogers
Sarah
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Can
Aydin
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Becer
C Remzi
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Guerrero-Sanchez
Carlos
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Wouters
Daan
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Hoeppener
Stephanie
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Schubert
Ulrich S
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