Issue 1, 2008
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Soft Matter

Helix self-assembly through the coiling of cylindrical micelles†

Sheng Zhong,a   Honggang Cui,a   Zhiyun Chen,‡b   Karen L. Wooleyb  and  Darrin J. Pochan*a  

* Corresponding authors

a Department of Materials Science and Engineering and Delaware Biotechnology Institute, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, USA
E-mail: pochan@udel.edu
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Tel: +1 302 831 3569

b Center for Materials Innovation, Department of Chemistry and Department of Radiology, Washington University in Saint Louis, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

Abstract

Both single and double helical superstructures have been created through solution self-assembly of cylindrical micelles for the first time. Helical micelles were formed from the co-assembly of poly(acrylic acid)-block-poly(methyl acrylate)-block-polystyrene (PAA-b-PMA-b-PS) triblock copolymers with different multiamines. The helix pitch could be adjusted by adjusting the amount and type of multiamine added. The helical structure exhibits unprecedented regularity for a nanostructure self-assembled from solution indicating the presence of strong, synergistic forces underlying the helix formation.

Graphical abstract: Helix self-assembly through the coiling of cylindrical micelles

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/B715459C
Article type
Communication
Submitted
09 Oct 2007
Accepted
29 Oct 2007
First published
08 Nov 2007

Soft Matter, 2008,4, 90-93

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Helix self-assembly through the coiling of cylindrical micelles

S. Zhong, H. Cui, Z. Chen, K. L. Wooley and D. J. Pochan, Soft Matter, 2008, 4, 90 DOI: 10.1039/B715459C

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