Janus Nanoparticles of Block Copolymers by Emulsion Solvent Evaporation Induced Assembly

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• 作者：Renhua Deng ; Hui Li ; Jintao Zhu ; Baohui Li ; Fuxin Liang ; Fan Jia ; Xiaozhong Qu ; Zhenzhong Yang
• 刊名：Macromolecules
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：February 23, 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：49
• 期：4
• 页码：1362-1368
• 全文大小：433K
• ISSN：1520-5835

文摘

We present a facile approach toward straightforward synthesis of Janus nanoparticles (NPs) of poly(4-vinylpyridine)-based block copolymers by solvent evaporation induced assembly within emulsion droplets. Formation of the Janus NPs is arisen from the synergistic effect between solvent selectivity and interfacial selectivity. This method is robust without the requisites of narrow molecular weight distribution and specific range of block fraction of the copolymers. Janus NPs can also be achieved from mixtures of copolymers, whose aspect size ratio and thus Janus balance are finely tunable. The Janus NPs are capable to self-assemble into ordered superstructures either onto substrates or in dispersions, whose morphology relies on Janus balance.