Macromolecular Rapid Communications · 2007 · 105 citations · 42 references
Natural SciencesChemical EngineeringMaterials SciencePolymer ChemistryPolymer EngineeringPolymer MaterialsMembrane FusionMembrane Self-assemblyOptical PolymersPolymerization ChemistrySupramolecular PolymersVesicle FusionBlock Copolymer Membrane Self-assemblyBlock Copolymer Self-assemblyPolymeric VesiclesPolymerization-induced Self-assemblyReversible Addition-fragmentation Chain Transfer PolymerizationSelf-assembling PolymersSupramolecular PolymerizationVesicle Self-assembly
Abstract Poly( N ‐isopropylacrylamide)‐ block ‐poly{6‐[4‐(4‐methylphenyl‐azo) phenoxy] hexylacrylate} (PNIPAM‐ b ‐PAzoM) was synthesized by successive reversible addition‐fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization. In H 2 O/THF mixture, amphiphilic PNIPAM‐ b ‐PAzoM self‐assembles into giant micro‐vesicles. Upon irradiation of light at 365 nm, fusion of the vesicles was observed directly under an optical microscope. The real‐time fusion process is presented and the derivation is preliminarily due to the perturbation by the photoinduced trans ‐to‐ cis isomerization of azobenzene units in the vesicles. magnified image
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Polymersomes: Tough Vesicles Made from Diblock Copolymers
Bohdana M. Discher, You‐Yeon Won, David S. Ege et al. · Science · 1999 · 2.5K citations
Giant Wormlike Rubber Micelles
You‐Yeon Won, H. T. Davis, Frank S. Bates · Science · 1999 · 667 citations