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. 2013 Sep 16;52(38):9948-51.
doi: 10.1002/anie.201303984. Epub 2013 Aug 8.

Polymeric microtubules that breathe: CO2 -driven polymer controlled-self-assembly and shape transformation

Qiang Yan  1 , Yue Zhao
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Polymeric microtubules that breathe: CO2 -driven polymer controlled-self-assembly and shape transformation

Qiang Yan et al. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. .

Abstract

Tubular breathing motion: Polymer tubules self-assembled from a gas-sensitive triblock copolymer can undergo shape evolution. A sequence from microtubes through submicroscopic vesicles to nanosized spherical micelles is modulated by CO2 stimulation levels.

Keywords: biomimics; block copolymers; carbon dioxide; controlled self-assembly; shape transformation.

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