title: "Schizomorphic" emulsion copolymerization particles.
abstract: Cryo-electron microscopy, atomic force microscopy, and light microscopy investigations provide experimental evidence that amphiphilic emulsion copolymerization particles change their morphology in dependence on concentration. The shape of the particles is spherical at solids content above 1%, but it changes to rod-like, ring-like, and web-like structures at lower concentrations. In addition, the shape and morphology of these particles at low concentrations are not fixed but very flexible and vary with time between spheres, flexible pearl-necklace structures, and stretched rods.
authors: Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Department of Colloid Chemistry, Golm, Germany.
authors: Nancy
authors: N
authors: Weber
authors: Brigitte
authors: B
authors: Tiersch
authors: Miriam M
authors: MM
authors: Unterlass
authors: Anneliese
authors: A
authors: Heilig
authors: Klaus
authors: K
authors: Tauer
mesh_terms: D020285:Cryoelectron Microscopy; D004655:Emulsions / Q000737:chemistry*; D018625:Microscopy, Atomic Force; D010316:Particle Size; D011108:Polymers / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D004655:Emulsions; D011108:Polymers