Nanophase separated amphiphilic particles

The SEM image shows nanophase separated amphiphilic particles. The AFM image below shows the bulk morphology of the particles. The naonphase separation of hydrophilic and hydrophobic segments is clearly visible.

For more details see:

"Nanophase Separated Amphiphilic Microbeads."
Gabriela Savin, Nico Bruns, Yi Thomann, Jörg C. Tiller
Macromolecules (2005), 38(18), 7536-7539.

amphiphilic particles


bulk morphology of the particles



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