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| Content Provider | Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) |
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| Author | Sheng, Yu-Jane Tsao, Heng-Kwong Lin, Yung-Lung Chang, Hung-Yu |
| Copyright Year | 2013 |
| Abstract | Polymersomes formed by rod–coil diblock copolymers (RxCy) are fundamentally different from those of coil–coil diblock copolymers. RxCy denotes the polymer comprising of x rod-like beads and y coil-like beads. The morphological phase diagram of RxCy in selective solvents and the essential physical properties of the RxCy-polymersomes are explored by using dissipative particle dynamics. Our simulation results show that small-sized polymersomes can only take shape for short coil-block lengths. Moreover, the rod-block length cannot be too long and π–π stacking must be weak because anisotropic rod packing actually resists membrane bending and thus vesicle formation. The detailed membrane structures of polymersomes are also investigated and it is found that the rods within the membrane are highly interdigitated which is intrinsically different from the ordered bilayer of the liposomes formed by triblock copolymers (Rx)2Cy. The structural and mechanical properties of RxCy-polymersomes are studied as well. As the coil-block length is increased, both the thickness and area density of the rod domain decline. Since the coil stretching in the inner corona is more distinct than that in the outer one, significant interdigitation results due to the outward movement of the inner leaflet for relaxing overcrowded coil-blocks. The membrane tension exhibits a maximum while the stretching and bending moduli display a minimum at the intermediate coil-block length as y varies from 1 to 3. Fusion between two polymersomes of R5Cy is investigated and the outcome relates to the membrane tension. R5C2-polymersomes fuse most easily. However, R5C1-polymersomes do not proceed beyond the hemifusion stage and R5C3-polymersomes can not even move past the initial kissing stage. |
| Starting Page | 4802 |
| Ending Page | 4814 |
| Page Count | 13 |
| File Format | HTM / HTML PDF |
| ISSN | 1744683X |
| Volume Number | 9 |
| Issue Number | 19 |
| Journal | Soft Matter |
| DOI | 10.1039/c3sm00051f |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Royal Society of Chemistry |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Phase diagram Anisotropy Dissipative particle dynamics Polymer Area density Corona |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Chemistry Condensed Matter Physics |
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