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Transmission Electron Microscopy Imaging of Block Copolymer Aggregates in Solutions

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Soft Matter Characterization

1 Introduction

It is well known that when amphiphilic molecules such as diblock copolymers are placed in a solvent which is good for only one of the blocks, the association of the insoluble block can occur, leading to self-assembly into colloidal aggregates [1–3]. The contact between the insoluble block and the solvent is thus minimized. The formation of the aggregates is due to the presence of two opposing forces. The first is an attraction between the insoluble blocks, which induces the aggregation. The second force is repulsion between the soluble blocks, leading to a size limitation of the aggregates. Once micellization has occurred, colloidal aggregates are present in the solution. Spherical micelles are one of the typical structures obtained from the aggregation of block copolymers. The micelles consist of an insoluble hydrophobic core and a hydrophilic corona, which stabilizes the aggregates.

The micellar aggregates have two potential structures. In polar solvents, the core is...

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    N. Duxin

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Duxin, N., Eisenberg, A. (2008). Transmission Electron Microscopy Imaging of Block Copolymer Aggregates in Solutions. In: Borsali, R., Pecora, R. (eds) Soft Matter Characterization. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-4465-6_22

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