10.1021/ja207080j.s001
Jiayin Yuan
Jiayin
Yuan
Sebastian Soll
Sebastian
Soll
Markus Drechsler
Markus
Drechsler
Axel H. E. Müller
Axel
H. E. Müller
Markus Antonietti
Markus
Antonietti
Self-Assembly of Poly(ionic liquid)s: Polymerization, Mesostructure Formation, and Directional Alignment in One Step
American Chemical Society
2011
diameter
quaternizing alkyl chains
unilamellar
StepThis paper reports
homopolymer
Polymerization
nanoparticle
Poly
nanoworm mesostructure
morphology
concentration
complexity
assembly schemes
precipitation polymerization
synthesis
profile
simplicity
tail length
Directional Alignment
superassembly
exhibit
polymer latexes
tunable
liposomes
stabilizer
multilamellar
Mesostructure Formation
2011-11-09 00:00:00
Journal contribution
https://acs.figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Self_Assembly_of_Poly_ionic_liquid_s_Polymerization_Mesostructure_Formation_and_Directional_Alignment_in_One_Step/2586685
This paper reports on the highly ordered and tunable inner structure of poly(ionic liquid) nanoparticles, which formed spontaneously by precipitation polymerization from water. Without added stabilizer, these “latexes” are much smaller (20–40 nm in diameter) than usual polymer latexes and exhibit either multilamellar or unilamellar vesicular morphology, depending on the tail length of the quaternizing alkyl chains. The simplicity in the synthesis and composition and the high complexity of the ordered structures that resemble liposomes expand the classical profile of homopolymer self-assembly. In addition, unidirectional superassembly to a nanoworm mesostructure is found at elevated concentrations, indicating that the ionic liquid liposomes are apt to integrate into further hierarchical assembly schemes.