Journal
POLYMER
Volume 174, Issue -, Pages 70-76Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2019.04.062
Keywords
Confined self-assembly; Block copolymer; Janus onion particle
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Funding
- National Key Research and Development Program of China [2018YFC1105401]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [21622403, 21474039]
- program for JLU Science and Technology Innovative Research Team
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Droplet-confined assembly is a powerful tool to fabricate functional nanostructures of block copolymers (BCPs), where the interfacial interaction plays a crucial role. Here, we report an unconventional strategy of using interfacial phase separation to control this assembly. The key lies in the use of an elaborately designed binary surfactant system to tune the interfacial configuration of droplets and realize an asymmetrically directed assembly of BCPs inside droplets, which finally creates unprecedented Janus onion particles with solid surfactantlike properties, e.g., as stabilizers for Pickering emulsions. The formation of Janus onions is due to the strong longitudinal selective interaction and the strong lateral phase separation at the droplet interfaces, provided by our surfactant system. This concept of interfacial phase separation directed assembly not only enriches the routes to controllable assembly of BCPs, but also offers an innovative paradigm to construct distinct regions on droplet surfaces, illuminating potential functions such as smart encapsulation and delivery.
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