Scattering Form Factor of Block Copolymer Micelles with Corona Chains Discretely Distributed on the Core Surface

2020 ◽  
Vol 124 (28) ◽  
pp. 6140-6146 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rintaro Takahashi ◽  
Shota Fujii ◽  
Isamu Akiba ◽  
Kazuo Sakurai
Keyword(s):  
Form Factor ◽  
Block Copolymer ◽  
Core Surface ◽  
The Core ◽  
Block Copolymer Micelles ◽  
Copolymer Micelles

Scattering Form Factor of Block Copolymer Micelles

1996 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 1363-1365 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan Skov Pedersen ◽  
Michael C. Gerstenberg
Keyword(s):  
Form Factor ◽  
Block Copolymer ◽  
Block Copolymer Micelles ◽  
Copolymer Micelles

Salt-Induced Block Copolymer Micelles as Nanoreactors for the Formation of CdS Nanoparticles

2001 ◽  
Vol 703 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hanying Zhao ◽  
Elliot P. Douglas
Keyword(s):  
Block Copolymer ◽  
Ph Value ◽  
Cadmium Acetate ◽  
Cds Nanoparticles ◽  
The Core ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Block Copolymer Micelles ◽  
Uv Visible ◽  
Copolymer Micelles ◽  
Location Change

ABSTRACTA novel preparation method of CdS nanoparticles in the core or corona of micelles is presented. Poly(styrene-block-2-vinylpyridine) (PS-b-P2VP) and cadmium ions form aggregates of single micelles, called compound micelles, upon addition of the cadmium acetate salt into a solution of the block copolymer in tetrahydrofuran. The growth of CdS nanoparticles is confined to the core of single micelles after introduction of hydrogen sulfide gas into the solution. UV-visible spectroscopy, fluorescence spectroscopy, and transmission electron microscopy were employed to characterize the prepared core-embedded CdS nanoparticles. Corona-embedded CdS nanoparticles were prepared by dropping the core-embedded CdS nanoparticles into water with a low pH value. The location change of the CdS nanoparticles was accompanied by a structural change of the micelles, a change from compound micelles to single micelles. In a single micelle, CdS nanoparticles distribute randomly in the corona. The size of the nanoparticles increases slightly after the transition.

The Core Composition of DNA Block Copolymer Micelles Dictates DNA Hybridization Properties, Nuclease Stabilities, and Cellular Uptake Efficiencies

Nanoscale ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chan-Jin Kim ◽  
Ga-Hyun Kim ◽  
Eun Hye Jeong ◽  
Hyukjin Lee ◽  
So-Jung Park
Keyword(s):  
Block Copolymer ◽  
Block Copolymers ◽  
Cellular Uptake ◽  
Molecular Interactions ◽  
Dna Hybridization ◽  
Hydrophobic Core ◽  
The Core ◽  
Core Composition ◽  
Block Copolymer Micelles ◽  
Copolymer Micelles

Here, we report how the nature of the hydrophobic core affects molecular interactions of DNA block copolymer assemblies. Three different amphiphilic DNA block copolymers, DNA-b-polystyrene (DNA-b-PS), DNA-b-poly(2-vinylpyridine) (DNA-b-P2VP), and DNA-b-poly(methyl...

Coordination-induced assemblies of quantum dots in amphiphilic thermo-responsive block copolymer micelles: morphologies, optical properties and applications

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (22) ◽  
pp. 3158-3168 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jianhua Lü ◽  
Bingxin Liu ◽  
Bingfeng Shi ◽  
Changli Lü
Keyword(s):  
Quantum Dots ◽  
Optical Properties ◽  
Block Copolymer ◽  
Selective Detection ◽  
The Core ◽  
Block Copolymer Micelles ◽  
Copolymer Micelles

Thermo-responsive dual-emitting QD/BCP assemblies with QDs located in the core (CDMs), shell (SDMs) and the interface (IDMs) between the core and the shell of micelles were constructed via coordination-driven assemblies for the selective detection of TNP and Hg2+ ions.

β-lactam Functionalized Poly(isoprene-b-ethylene oxide) Amphiphilic Block Copolymer Micelles as a New Nanocarrier System for Curcumin

2010 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 277-284 ◽  
Author(s):  
Konstantinos Gardikis ◽  
Konstantinos Dimas ◽  
Aristidis Georgopoulos ◽  
Eleni Kaditi ◽  
Stergios Pispas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Block Copolymer ◽  
Ethylene Oxide ◽  
Amphiphilic Block Copolymer ◽  
Block Copolymer Micelles ◽  
Copolymer Micelles

Donnan Equilibria in Polymeric Micellar Systems with Weak Polyelectrolyte Shells: The Lowering of the pH Value

1997 ◽  
Vol 62 (11) ◽  
pp. 1730-1736 ◽  
Author(s):  
Petr Munk ◽  
Zdeněk Tuzar ◽  
Karel Procházka
Keyword(s):  
Ionic Strength ◽  
Block Copolymer ◽  
Ph Value ◽  
Electrolyte Solutions ◽  
Hydrogen Ions ◽  
Micellar Systems ◽  
Weak Electrolytes ◽  
Block Copolymer Micelles ◽  
Copolymer Micelles ◽  
Polyelectrolyte Solutions

When two electrolyte solutions are separated and only some of the ions can cross the boundary, the concentrations of these ions are different on both sides of the boundary. This is the well-known Donnan effect. When weak electrolytes are involved, the imbalance includes also hydrogen ions: there is a difference of pH across the boundary and the dissociation of nondiffusible weak electrolytes is suppressed. The effect is very pronounced when the concentration of the weak electrolyte is high and ionic strength is low. The significance of this phenomenon is discussed for polyelectrolyte solutions, and particularly for block copolymer micelles with weak polyelectrolyte shells. The effect is quite dramatic in the latter case.

A Monte Carlo Study of Flexible Polymer Chain Conformations in Restricted Volumes. I. A Model for Insoluble Blocks Conformations in Swollen Cores of Multimolecular Spherical Block Copolymer Micelles

1993 ◽  
Vol 58 (10) ◽  
pp. 2290-2304 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zuzana Limpouchová ◽  
Karel Procházka
Keyword(s):  
Monte Carlo ◽  
Block Copolymer ◽  
Monte Carlo Study ◽  
Volume Effect ◽  
Micellar Systems ◽  
Flexible Polymer ◽  
Block Copolymer Micelles ◽  
Copolymer Micelles ◽  
Chain Conformations ◽  
Chain Lengths

Monte Carlo simulations of chain conformations in a restricted spherical volume at relatively high densities of segments were performed for various numbers of chains, N, and chain lengths (number of segments), L, on a tetrahedral lattice. All chains are randomly end-tethered to the surface of the sphere. A relatively uniform surface density of the tethered ends is guaranteed in our simulations. A simultaneous self-avoiding walk of all chains creates starting conformations for a subsequent equilibration. A modified algorithm similar to that of Siepmann and Frenkel is used for the equilibration of the chain conformations. In this paper, only a geometrical excluded volume effect of segments is considered. Various structural and conformational characteristics, e.g. segment densities gS(r), free end densities gF(r) as functions of the position in the sphere (a distance from the center), distributions of the tethered-to-free end distances, ρTF(rTF), etc. are calculated and their physical meaning is discussed. The model is suitable for studies of chain conformations is swollen cores of multimolecular block copolymer micelles and for interpretation of non-radiative excitation energy migration in polymeric micellar systems.

Study of Sedimentation Velocity of Block Copolymer Micelles

1993 ◽  
Vol 58 (1) ◽  
pp. 71-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
Minmin Tian ◽  
C. Ramireddy ◽  
Stephen E. Webber ◽  
Petr Munk
Keyword(s):  
Block Copolymer ◽  
Methacrylic Acid ◽  
Mixed Solvent ◽  
Hard Spheres ◽  
Sedimentation Velocity ◽  
Hydrodynamic Coefficient ◽  
Block Copolymer Micelles ◽  
Copolymer Micelles ◽  
Size Heterogeneity ◽  
Good Agreement

No anomalies were observed during the measurement of sedimentation coefficients of block copolymer micelles formed by copolymers of styrene and methacrylic acid in a mixed solvent; 80 vol.% of dioxane and 20 vol.% of water. The shapes of the sedimenting boundaries suggest that the size heterogeneity of the micelles is small. Linear relations between 1/s and c were obtained. The value of the hydrodynamic coefficient κ was between 2 and 4 in a good agreement with the value 2.75 or 2.86 that was obtained by combining Burgers' or Fixman's values of the coefficient of the concentration dependence kvs for hard spheres with Einstein's value of [η] for spheres.

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