Self-oscillating micelles.
Rhythmic oscillation of the scattering intensity and hydrodynamic radii of a block copolymer solution driven by the Belousov-Zhabotinsky (BZ) reaction was demonstrated without any on-off switching of external stimuli. This is the first report on a synthetic block copolymer that realizes the novel concept of self-assembly assisted by a dissipative structure.
Department of Materials Engineering, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Tokyo, 113-8656, Japan. ueki@cross.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp
Takeshi
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Ueki
Mitsuhiro
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Shibayama
Ryo
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Yoshida
D008823:Micelles; D015394:Molecular Structure; D011108:Polymers / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry
D008823:Micelles; D011108:Polymers