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Molecular Weight Dependence of Polymersome Membrane Structure, Elasticity, and Stability
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Vesicles prepared in water from a series of diblock copolymers “polymersomes” are physically characterized. With increasing molecular weight M̄ n, the hydrophobic core thickness for self-assembled bilayers of poly(ethylene oxide)−polybutadiene increases up to ∼20 nm, which is considerably greater than any previously studied lipid or polymersome system. Micromanipulation of vesicles demonstrates an interface-dominated elasticity that is independent of M̄ n . Furthermore, membrane stability as defined by the maximal areal strain increases with M̄ n, approaching a universal limit predicted by mean-field ideas and set by the interfacial tension. Nonlinear responses and memory effects also emerge with increasing M̄ n, indicating the onset of chain entanglements at higher M̄ n . The results highlight the interfacial limits and transitions to bulk responses of self-assemblies.
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- Bermudez, H., Brannan, A. K., Hammer, D. A., Bates, F. S., & Discher, D. E.
- Venue
- Macromolecules
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- American Chemical Society (ACS)
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- 2002-09-04
- Volume
- 35
- Issue
- 21
- Pages
- 8203-8208
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- 0024-9297 (ISSN-L)
- 1520-5835
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- W2140168656
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- 547
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- 11.24
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- en
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- green
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