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Fluorescence Studies of Polymer Containing Systems pp 27–63Cite as

Self-Assembly of Amphiphilic Block Copolymers in Selective Solvents

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Abstract

For the last decades, amphiphilic block copolymers have been at the focus of extensive scientific interest, due to their unique properties and numerous potential applications. Their technological potential evolves from their ability to self-assemble into a plethora of morphologically diverse nanostructures such as micelles, polymersomes, cylinders and others. In this chapter, we discuss the basic principles governing amphiphilic block copolymer self-organisation in solutions and the variety of morphologies observed so far, as well as the experimental techniques available for characterising such nanostructures. Some representative examples of self-assembly from nonionic and ionic amphiphilic block copolymers of different macromolecular architectures are also presented.

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Abbreviations

AFM:

Atomic force microscopy

AUC:

Analytical ultracentrifugation

cmc:

Critical micelle concentration

(cryo-)TEM:

(cryogenic) Transmission electron microscopy

DLS:

Dynamic light scattering

DMF:

Dimethylformamide

NMR:

Nuclear magnetic resonance

P2VP:

Poly(2-vinylpyridine)

P4VP:

Poly(4-vinylpyridine)

P4VPDecI:

Poly(4-vinylpyridine decyliodide)

P4VPMeI:

Poly(4-vinylpyridine methyliodide)

PAA:

Poly(acrylic acid)

PAI:

Poly(5-(NN-diethylaminoisoprene))

PBD:

Polybutadiene

PBO:

Poly(butylene oxide)

PCL:

Poly(ε-caprolactone)

PDEAEMA:

Poly(N,N-diethylaminoethyl methacrylate)

PDMAEMA:

Poly(N,N-dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate)

PDMS:

Poly(dimethylsiloxane)

PEE:

Poly(ethylethylene)

PEG:

Poly(ethylene glycol)

PEHA:

Poly(2-ethylhexyl acrylate)

PEO:

Poly(ethylene oxide)

PEP:

Poly(ethylene-alt-propylene)

PSGMA:

Poly(sulfonated glycidyl methacrylate)

PI:

Polyisoprene

PIB:

Poly(isobutylene)

PISC:

Poly((sulfamate-carboxylate)isoprene)

PMA:

Poly(methyl acrylate)

PMAA:

Poly(methacrylic acid)

PMMA:

Poly(methyl methacrylate)

PMOXA:

Poly(2-methyloxazoline)

PnBA:

Poly(n-butyl acrylate)

PnBMA:

Poly(n-butyl methacrylate)

PPO:

Poly(propylene oxide)

PS:

Polystyrene

PSS:

Poly(styrene sulfonate)

PSSH:

Poly(styrene sulfonic acid)

PSSNa:

Poly(sodium styrene sulfonate)

PtBA:

Poly(tert-butyl acrylate)

PtBMA:

Poly(tert-butyl methacrylate)

SANS:

Small-angle neutron scattering

SAXS:

Small-angle X-ray scattering

SEC:

Size exclusion chromatography

SEM:

Scanning electron microscopy

SLS:

Static light scattering

THF:

Tetrahydrofuran

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Karayianni, M., Pispas, S. (2016). Self-Assembly of Amphiphilic Block Copolymers in Selective Solvents. In: Procházka, K. (eds) Fluorescence Studies of Polymer Containing Systems. Springer Series on Fluorescence, vol 16. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-26788-3_2

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