Evaporation induced micellization of poly(2-oxazoline) multiblock copolymers on surfaces
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Fustin, Charles-Andre; Huang, Haiying; Hoogenboom, Richard; Wiesbrock, Frank; Jonas, Alain M.; Schubert, Ulrich S.; Gohy, Jean-Francois
- Abstract:
- The formation of micelles on surfaces by spin-coating dilute solutions of diblock, triblock, and
tetrablock copoly(2-oxazoline)s in a non-selective solvent is demonstrated. The micelles are not
preexistent in the initial solution but are formed during the evaporation of the solvent by
precipitation of the least-soluble block. The morphology and size of the micelles vary according to
the fraction of this block but are not dependent on the block order in the copolymer.
- Year:
- 2007
- Type of Publication:
- Article
- Journal:
- Soft Matter
- Volume:
- 3
- Pages:
- 79 - 82