Vesicle Morphogenesis in Amphiphilic Triblock Copolymer Solutions
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods
2.1. Methods and Software
2.2. Data Analytics
2.2.1. Information Entropy (H)
2.2.2. Pair Correlation Function ()
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Morphology Evolution
3.1.1. Interfacial Area and Information Entropy
3.2. Effect of Solvent Affinity of the Hydrophobic Segment on Self-Assembly
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Type | C1 | C2 | C3 | C4 | C5 |
2.0 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 3.1 | |
2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 3.5 | |
Vesiculation Time (ns) | 84 ± 8 | 105 ± 9 | 142 ± 13 | 130 ± 17 | N/A |
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Liu, S.; Samie, M.S.; Sureshkumar, R. Vesicle Morphogenesis in Amphiphilic Triblock Copolymer Solutions. Colloids Interfaces 2024, 8, 29. https://doi.org/10.3390/colloids8030029
Liu S, Samie MS, Sureshkumar R. Vesicle Morphogenesis in Amphiphilic Triblock Copolymer Solutions. Colloids and Interfaces. 2024; 8(3):29. https://doi.org/10.3390/colloids8030029
Chicago/Turabian StyleLiu, Senyuan, Mohammad Sadegh Samie, and Radhakrishna Sureshkumar. 2024. "Vesicle Morphogenesis in Amphiphilic Triblock Copolymer Solutions" Colloids and Interfaces 8, no. 3: 29. https://doi.org/10.3390/colloids8030029