title: Rational controlled morphological transitions in the self-assembled multi-headed giant surfactants in solution.
abstract: A series of multi-headed giant surfactants based on polystyrene (PS)-polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane(s) (POSS) conjugates, with a different number and topology of POSS heads, are found to self-assemble into different supramolecular structures including vesicles, cylindrical and spherical micelles in H2O/DMF mixed solvents. The transitions among different morphologies can be rationally controlled by tuning the number and topology of POSS heads, as well as the macromolecular concentration.
authors.affiliation: Department of Polymer Science, University of Akron, Akron, Ohio 44325, USA. tliu@uakron.edu scheng@uakron.edu.
authors.forename: Yang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chu
authors.affiliation: Department of Polymer Science, University of Akron, Akron, Ohio 44325, USA. tliu@uakron.edu scheng@uakron.edu.
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Department of Polymer Science, University of Akron, Akron, Ohio 44325, USA. tliu@uakron.edu scheng@uakron.edu.
authors.forename: Xinlin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.affiliation: Department of Polymer Science, University of Akron, Akron, Ohio 44325, USA. tliu@uakron.edu scheng@uakron.edu.
authors.forename: Gaoyan
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authors.lastname: Mu
authors.affiliation: Department of Polymer Science, University of Akron, Akron, Ohio 44325, USA. tliu@uakron.edu scheng@uakron.edu.
authors.forename: Baofang
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: College of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, P. R. China. ywli@scu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Yiwen
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Polymer Science, University of Akron, Akron, Ohio 44325, USA. tliu@uakron.edu scheng@uakron.edu.
authors.forename: Stephen Z D
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authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.affiliation: Department of Polymer Science, University of Akron, Akron, Ohio 44325, USA. tliu@uakron.edu scheng@uakron.edu.
authors.forename: Tianbo
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authors.lastname: Liu