Liu T, Tian W, Zhu Y, Bai Y, Yan H, Du J. How does a tiny terminal alkynyl end group drive fully hydrophilic homopolymers to self-assemble into multicompartment vesicles and flower-like complex particles?
Polym Chem 2014. [DOI:
10.1039/c4py00501e]
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Abstract
We report an unusual self-assembly behavior driven by a tiny terminal alkynyl end group in fully hydrophilic homopolymers which form multicompartment vesicles and flower-like nanoparticles in aqueous solution.
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