title: A simple route to hierarchically assembled micelles and inorganic nanoparticles.
abstract: Earning their stripes: A hierarchical assembly of micelles composed of an amphiphilic diblock copolymer, poly(styrene)-block-poly(4-vinylpyridine) (PS-b-P4VP), were made by combining controlled evaporative self-assembly of the confined PS-b-P4VP toluene solution in a cylinder-on-Si geometry with spontaneous self-assembly of micelles. This method gave microscopic stripes of nanometer-sized PS-b-P4VP micelles within the stripes (see pictures).
authors.affiliation: School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA.
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Myunghwan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Byun
authors.forename: Bo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Xinchang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Pang
authors.forename: Zhiqun
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Lin
mesh_terms: D008823:Micelles; D018625:Microscopy, Atomic Force; D053758:Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D011137:Polystyrenes / Q000737:chemistry; D011145:Polyvinyls / Q000737:chemistry; D014050:Toluene / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D008823:Micelles; D011137:Polystyrenes; D011145:Polyvinyls; C521882:poly(styrene)-block-poly(4-vinylpyrindine) diblock copolymer; D014050:Toluene