Journal Article

FZJ-2022-04161

http://join2-wiki.gsi.de/foswiki/pub/Main/Artwork/join2_logo100x88.png Polymeric Nanocapsules from Well-Defined Zwitanionic Vesicles as a Template

Yalcinkaya, H. (Corresponding author) ; Mangiapia, G. ; Appavou, M.-S.FZJ* ; Hoffmann, I. ; Gradzielski, M. (Corresponding author)

2022
Soc. Washington, DC

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Please use a persistent id in citations: doi:10.1021/acs.macromol.2c01023

Abstract: Polymeric nanocapsules have application in versatile fields, thus they have drawn much attention in the past decade. Preparing a homogeneous, uniform, small nanocapsule system is challenging and requires further improvement. A powerful way for realizing controlled synthesis of these submicron structures is by initiating them from a vesicular basis. Herein, we report the formation of highly monodisperse and rather small polymeric nanocapsules originating from a well-defined self-assembled surfactant-based system. In our approach, a monomer is initially dissolved in surfactant micelles, which are transformed spontaneously into well-defined vesicles upon mixing with a second surfactant solution. Subsequently, the monomer-loaded vesicles become polymerized via UV-initiated polymerization, where different amounts of monomers and cross-linkers are employed. The whole process is characterized in detail by light scattering and small-angle neutron scattering (SLS, DLS, and SANS) analyses. The final product of small, unilamellar, highly monodisperse polymeric nanocapsules has potential for applications with entrapping the cargo either in the aqueous core or in the hydrophobic membrane.

Keyword(s): Polymers, Soft Nano Particles and Proteins (1st) ; Chemistry (2nd) ; Condensed Matter Physics (2nd) ; Soft Condensed Matter (2nd)

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Contributing Institute(s):

1. JCNS-4 (JCNS-4)
2. Neutronenstreuung (JCNS-1)
3. JCNS-FRM-II (JCNS-FRM-II)
4. Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum (MLZ)

Research Program(s):

1. 6G4 - Jülich Centre for Neutron Research (JCNS) (FZJ) (POF4-6G4) (POF4-6G4)
2. 632 - Materials – Quantum, Complex and Functional Materials (POF4-632) (POF4-632)

Experiment(s):

1. KWS-1: Small angle scattering diffractometer (NL3b)

Appears in the scientific report 2022

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