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.