The first example of a poly(ethylene oxide)–poly(methylphenylsilane) amphiphilic block copolymer: vesicle formation in water

Abstract

A new amphiphilic multiblock copolymer of polymethylphenylsilane and poly(ethylene oxide) has been synthesised and demonstrated to form well-defined aggregates in water.

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