Issue 21, 2012

Self-assembly of double hydrophilic block copolymer–nanoparticle mixtures within nanotubes

Abstract

Dissipative particle dynamics simulation is performed to investigate the self-assembly of double hydrophilic block copolymernanoparticle mixtures confined within a cylindrical nanotube. The self-assembled structure of the confined system depends sensitively on both the tube size and the polymer–tube interaction. By varying the tube size and its surface properties, we observe a variety of structures assembled by nanoparticles, including nanowire, nanotube, stacked disks, single helix, and double helix. Our results suggest an effective way to control the ordering of double hydrophilic block copolymernanoparticle mixtures within nanoscale confinement.

Graphical abstract: Self-assembly of double hydrophilic block copolymer–nanoparticle mixtures within nanotubes

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
26 Jan 2012
Accepted
27 Mar 2012
First published
23 Apr 2012

Soft Matter, 2012,8, 5881-5887

Self-assembly of double hydrophilic block copolymernanoparticle mixtures within nanotubes

J. Huang and X. Li, Soft Matter, 2012, 8, 5881 DOI: 10.1039/C2SM25196E

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