Issue 18, 2011
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Soft Matter

Asymmetrical self-assembly from fluorinated and sulfonated block copolymers in aqueous media†

Xiaojun Wang,a   Kunlun Hong,b   Durairaj Baskaran,a   Monojoy Goswami,c   Bobby Sumpterbc  and  Jimmy Mays*ab  

* Corresponding authors

a Department of Chemistry, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
E-mail: jimmymays@utk.edu

b Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA

c Computer Science and Mathematics Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA

Abstract

Block copolymers of fluorinated isoprene and partially sulfonated styrene form novel tapered rods and ribbon-like micelles in aqueous media due to a distribution of sulfonation sites and a large Flory–Huggins interaction parameter. A combination of microscopy, light scattering, and simulation demonstrates the presence of these unique nanostructures. This study sheds light on the micellization behavior of amphiphilic block polymers by revealing a new mechanism of self-assembly.

Graphical abstract: Asymmetrical self-assembly from fluorinated and sulfonated block copolymers in aqueous media

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C1SM06040F
Article type
Communication
Submitted
04 Jun 2011
Accepted
07 Jul 2011
First published
26 Jul 2011

Soft Matter, 2011,7, 7960-7964

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Asymmetrical self-assembly from fluorinated and sulfonated block copolymers in aqueous media

X. Wang, K. Hong, D. Baskaran, M. Goswami, B. Sumpter and J. Mays, Soft Matter, 2011, 7, 7960 DOI: 10.1039/C1SM06040F

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