Light-triggered reversible "one-to-two" morphological transition in a "latent double-amphiphilic" linear-hyperbranched supramolecular block copolymer

Chem Commun (Camb). 2016 Jul 7;52(53):8223-6. doi: 10.1039/c6cc03445d. Epub 2016 May 23.

Abstract

This study reports a new category of stimuli-responsive morphological transitions, i.e., from one morphology (e.g., vesicles) to another two different ones (e.g., nanosheets and nanofibers), by investigating the light-responsive self-assembly behaviour of a "latent double-amphiphilic" linear-hyperbranched supramolecular block copolymer.

MeSH terms

  • Light*
  • Macromolecular Substances / chemistry
  • Polymers / chemistry*

Substances

  • Macromolecular Substances
  • Polymers