title: Probing morphological changes in polymersomes with magnetic birefringence.
abstract: Magnetic birefringence was used for in situ monitoring of the morphological changes in diamagnetic polymersomes during shape-transformation by dialysis. The birefringence was found to be very sensitive to the polymersome morphology, as determined by electron microscopy. The deflation of polymersomes into disks was observed, followed by a bending and partial inflation into stomatocytes.
authors.affiliation: High Field Magnet Laboratory (HFML), Radboud University Nijmegen, Toernooiveld 7, 6525 ED Nijmegen, The Netherlands. p.christianen@science.ru.nl.
authors.forename: Roger S M
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Rikken
authors.forename: Harmen H M
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Kerkenaar
authors.forename: Roeland J M
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Nolte
authors.forename: Jan C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Maan
authors.forename: Jan C M
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: van Hest
authors.forename: Peter C M
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Christianen
authors.forename: Daniela A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Wilson