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Steinhaus, Andrea ; Chakroun, Ramzi ; Müllner, Markus ; Nghiem, Tai-Lam ; Hildebrandt, Marcus ; Gröschel, André H.:
Confinement Assembly of ABC Triblock Terpolymers for the High-Yield Synthesis of Janus Nanorings.
In: ACS Nano.
Bd. 13
(2019)
Heft 6
.
- S. 6269-6278.
ISSN 1936-086X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.8b09546
Abstract
Block copolymers are versatile building blocks for the self-assembly of functional nanostructures in bulk and solution. While spheres, cylinders, and bilayer sheets are thermodynamically preferred shapes and frequently observed, ring-shaped nanoparticles are more challenging to realize due to energetic penalties that originate from their anisotropic curvature. Today, a handful of concepts exist that produce core–shell nanorings, while more complex (e.g., patchy) nanorings are currently out of reach and have only been predicted theoretically. Here, we demonstrate that confinement assembly of properly designed ABC triblock terpolymers is a general route to synthesize Janus nanorings in high purity. The triblock terpolymer self-assembles in the spherical confinement of nanoemulsion droplets into prolate ellipsoidal microparticles with an axially stacked lamellar-ring (lr)-morphology. We clarified and visualized this complex, yet well-ordered, morphology with transmission electron tomography. Blocks A and C formed stacks of lamellae with the B microdomain sandwiched in-between as nanorings. Cross-linking of the B-rings allowed disassembly of the microparticles into Janus nanorings carrying two strictly separated polymer brushes of A and C on the top and bottom. Decreasing the B volume leads to Janus spheres and rods, while an increase of B results in perforated and filled Janus disks. The confinement assembly of ABC triblock terpolymers is a general process that can be extended to other block chemistries and will allow to synthesize a large variety of complex micro- and nanoparticles that inspire studies in self-assembly, interfacial stabilization, colloidal packing, and nanomedicine.
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| Publikationsform: | Artikel in einer Zeitschrift |
|---|---|
| Begutachteter Beitrag: | Ja |
| Keywords: | three-dimensional confinement; block copolymers; electron tomography; Janus nanoparticles; nanoemulsions; nanorings; self-assembly |
| Institutionen der Universität: | Forschungseinrichtungen > Zentrale wissenschaftliche Einrichtungen > Bayerisches Zentrum für Batterietechnik - BayBatt Forschungseinrichtungen Forschungseinrichtungen > Zentrale wissenschaftliche Einrichtungen Fakultäten > Fakultät für Biologie, Chemie und Geowissenschaften > Fachgruppe Chemie > Lehrstuhl Polymermaterialien für elektrochemische Speicher > Lehrstuhl Polymermaterialien für elektrochemische Speicher - Univ.-Prof. Dr. André Gröschel |
| Titel an der UBT entstanden: | Nein |
| Themengebiete aus DDC: | 500 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik > 540 Chemie |
| Eingestellt am: | 25 Jul 2023 09:25 |
| Letzte Änderung: | 02 Aug 2023 07:53 |
| URI: | https://eref.uni-bayreuth.de/id/eprint/86328 |