ISIS Neutron and Muon Source Data Journal

Temperature driven self-assembly of amphiphilic block copolymers in water.

Abstract: Amphiphilic copolymers with perfluoroalkyl blocks provide self-assembled nanostructures, in water, via the association and/or self-folding of the copolymer chains. This feature can be used for "green nanochemistry" or to design drug delivery systems. The folding of single chains of a block copolymer into nanoparticles has been assessed by dynamic light scattering (DLS) and by SANS2D Xpress experiment. Such polymers have an additional attractive feature: the polymer displays a self-assembly process not far from physiological temperature. DLS results indicate a sharp transition temperature with the formation of monodisperse particles with size distribution centered around 1 micron. In the proposed experiment the surface of the particle (roughness, block distribution) around the transition temperature will be investigated to optimize the association or the coupling with functional molecules

Principal Investigator: Professor Gaio Paradossi
Experimenter: Mrs Elisa Guazzelli
Local Contact: Dr Robert Dalgliesh
Experimenter: Professor Giancarlo Galli
Experimenter: Dr Fabio Domenici
Experimenter: Dr Mark Telling
Local Contact: Dr Najet Mahmoudi

DOI: 10.5286/ISIS.E.RB1720256

ISIS Experiment Number: RB1720256

Publisher: STFC ISIS Neutron and Muon Source

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