title: Investigating the motion of diblock copolymer assemblies in ionic liquids by in situ electron microscopy.
abstract: The movement of individual block copolymer micelles in free-standing films of ionic liquids is investigated by transmission electron microscopy with the aim of providing an easily accessible high-resolution imaging tool for the in situ observation of particle movement in a liquid environment. A proof of concept and first studies on the behavior of individual particles in the fluid are demonstrated.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry, Jena, Germany.
authors.forename: Ulrich
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Mansfeld
authors.forename: Stephanie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hoeppener
authors.forename: Ulrich S
authors.initials: US
authors.lastname: Schubert
mesh_terms: D004058:Diffusion; D052578:Ionic Liquids / Q000737:chemistry*; D008422:Materials Testing / Q000379:methods*; D008854:Microscopy, Electron / Q000379:methods*; D009038:Motion; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D052578:Ionic Liquids; D011108:Polymers