title: Spontaneous formation of giant polymer vesicles through a nucleation and growth pathway.
abstract: The non-membrane-closing formation of polymer vesicles was demonstrated by the self-assembly of an amphiphilic hydrogen-bonded interpolymer complex of HPC and PAA. A dynamic-formation process that involved a nucleation and growth pathway was observed experimentally that was different from the theoretical predictions of both the membrane-closing model and the nucleation and growth model. A series of intermediate states between the solid spheres and vesicles were visually captured by the addition of an inorganic salt followed by dilution.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Mesoscopic Chemistry and Department of Polymer Science & Engineering, College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Hanqing
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Qian
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Yao
authors.forename: Shuling
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Xiqun
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Jiang
mesh_terms: D000180:Acrylic Resins / Q000737:chemistry; D002482:Cellulose / Q000737:chemistry; D006860:Hydrogen Bonding; D008081:Liposomes / Q000737:chemistry*; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000180:Acrylic Resins; D008081:Liposomes; D011108:Polymers; C006903:carbopol 940; D002482:Cellulose