Morphology of water-soluble interpolyelectrolyte complexes formed by poly(2-vinylpyridinium)-block-poly(ethylene oxide) diblocks and poly(4-styrenesulfonate) polyanions [3]
Morphology of water-soluble interpolyelectrolyte complexes (IPEC) formed by poly(2-vinylpyridinium) -block-poly(ethylene oxide) diblocks and poly(4-styrenesulfonate) polyanions was investigated using transmission electron microscopy. The transition from spherical morphology to rodlike one was controlled by stretching of IPECs. The supramolecular self-assembly for IPEC micelles was reported and it was shown that IPEC could be used in biomedical applications.
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ULg (Université de Liège)CERM (Centre d'Etude et de Recherche sur les Macromolécules)
Gohy, J.-F., Varshney, S. K., & Jérôme, R. (2001). Morphology of water-soluble interpolyelectrolyte complexes formed by poly(2-vinylpyridinium)-block-poly(ethylene oxide) diblocks and poly(4-styrenesulfonate) polyanions [3]. Macromolecules, 34(9), 2745-2747. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/205192 (Original work published 2001)