Facile access to thermoresponsive filomicelles with tuneable cores

Chem Commun (Camb). 2016 Mar 25;52(24):4497-500. doi: 10.1039/c6cc00900j.

Abstract

We report a novel library of filomicelles in water comprising either polystyrene or various polymethacrylate cores prepared via temperature-induced morphological transformation (TIMT). The nanoworms demonstrate reproducibly uniform morphology while exhibiting a broad range of glass transition temperatures, high stability in buffer, and the ability to form smart reversible thermoresponsive gels.