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Anionic Polymerization of an Amphiphilic Copolymer for Preparation of Block Copolymer Micelles Stabilized by π-π Stacking Interactions
Published on: October 10, 2016
Giant micelles of organoplatinum(II) gemini amphiphiles
Umamageswaran Maran1, Hiram Conley, Markus Frank
1Department of Chemistry, University of Utah, 315 South 1400 East, room 2020, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, USA. stang@chem.utah.edu
Abstract:
Organoplatinum(II) gemini amphiphiles with two different chain lengths are synthesized and characterized. Self-assembly at the air-water interface is investigated as a function of chain length and reduction in surface area by using Langmuir-trough techniques. The Langmuir-trough experiments lead to a conjecture that surface aggregates may be the adsorbing units. Atomic force microscopy on the transferred Langmuir-Schaefer films reveals spontaneous formation of wormlike micellar aggregates. A shear-induced transition and alignment are proposed for the observed effects.

