Abstract
Spontaneous vesicles form in aqueous solutions of mixtures of cationic and anionic surfactants. Here we report that vesicles are also found in systems containing a polymerizable monomer as a fourth component and that these vesicles can be polymerized with retention of the equilibrium structure. This is a convenient and versatile approach in which the vesicle architecture can be controlled by equilibrium surfactant self-assembly prior to polymerization, while the microstructure of the spherical polymer network can be controlled by the choice of monomer and degree of cross-linking.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 6447-6451 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Langmuir |
Volume | 13 |
Issue number | 24 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 26 1997 |