期刊
ACS NANO
卷 7, 期 2, 页码 1120-1128出版社
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/nn400272p
关键词
polymer; hollow nanostructures; drying; microscopy; solution assembly; block copolymer; nanoparticles
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资金
- ESPRC
- AWE
- University of Warwick
- NIH-NCRR COBRE grant [P20RR017716]
- Department of Defense, Air Force Office of Scientific Research, National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship [32 CFR 168a]
- DANSE project under NSF [DMR-0520547]
- Advantage West Midlands
- EPSRC
- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council [EP/G004897/1] Funding Source: researchfish
- EPSRC [EP/G004897/1] Funding Source: UKRI
- EPSCoR
- Office Of The Director [814251] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
The spontaneous one-step synthesis of hollow nanocages and nanotubes from spherical and cylindrical micelles based on poly(acrylic acid)-b-polylactide (P(AA)-b-P(LA)) block copolymers (BCPs) has been achieved. This structural reorganization, which occurs simply upon drying of the samples, was elucidated by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM). We show that it was necessary to use stain-free imaging to examine these nanoscale assemblies, as the hollow nature of the particles was obscured by application of a heavy metal stain. Additionally, the internal topology of the P(AA)-b-P(LA) particles could be tuned by manipulating the drying conditions to give solid or compartmentalized structures. Upon resuspension, these reorganized nanoparticles retain their hollow structure and display significantly enhanced loading of a hydrophobic dye compared to the original solid cylinders.
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