Reversible 2D/3D Coatings from Zipper‐Assembly of Block Copolymer Micelles. (10th June 2013) - Tyagi, Prashant
Abstract A zipper‐assembly of micelles into 2D/3D coatings is reported. Block copolymer micelles that incorporate a poly(n‐octadecyl methacrylate) block are zipped and unzipped on demand onto a PMMA surface. The mechanism implies an interdigitation of molecular brushes enabling 15 nm micelles to be assembled into monolayers or multilayers.