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Title: Soft Polymer Janus Nanoparticles at Liquid–Liquid Interfaces

Abstract

Abstract Soft polymeric Janus nanoparticles (JNPs), made from polystyrene‐ b ‐poly(butadiene)‐ b ‐poly(methylmethacrylate), PS‐PB‐PMMA, triblock terpolymers, assemble into a monolayer at the water–oil interface to reduce interfacial tension. The extent to which the polymer chains can deform influences the packing density of the JNPs at the interface. The longer the polymer chains are relative to the core, the softer are the JNPs, resulting in a JNPs assembly with a lower initial lateral packing density. The interfacial activity of JNPs can be further tuned by complexation of the PMMA chains with lithium ions that are introduced into the water phase. This work provides a fundamental understanding of soft JNPs packing at the water–oil interface and provides a strategy to tailor the areal density of soft JNPs at liquid–liquid interface, enabling the design of smart responsive structured‐liquid systems.

Authors:
ORCiD logo [1];  [2];  [3];  [2]; ORCiD logo [4]
  1. Material Science Division Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 1 Cyclotron Road Berkeley CA 94720 USA, Applied Science and Technology University of California, Berkeley 210 Hearst Memorial Mining Building Berkeley USA
  2. Physical Chemistry and Center for Soft Nanoscience (SoN) University of Münster 48149 Münster Germany
  3. Material Science Division Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 1 Cyclotron Road Berkeley CA 94720 USA
  4. Material Science Division Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 1 Cyclotron Road Berkeley CA 94720 USA, Polymer Science and Engineering Department University of Massachusetts Amherst MA 01003 USA, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering Beijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing 100029 China, Advanced Institute for Materials Research (AIMR) Tohoku University 2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba Sendai 980-8577 Japan
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USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1630963
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Publisher's Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Angewandte Chemie (International Edition)
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Name: Angewandte Chemie (International Edition) Journal Volume: 59 Journal Issue: 31; Journal ID: ISSN 1433-7851
Publisher:
Wiley Blackwell (John Wiley & Sons)
Country of Publication:
Germany
Language:
English

Citation Formats

Jiang, Yufeng, Chakroun, Ramzi, Gu, Peiyang, Gröschel, André H., and Russell, Thomas P. Soft Polymer Janus Nanoparticles at Liquid–Liquid Interfaces. Germany: N. p., 2020. Web. doi:10.1002/anie.202004162.
Jiang, Yufeng, Chakroun, Ramzi, Gu, Peiyang, Gröschel, André H., & Russell, Thomas P. Soft Polymer Janus Nanoparticles at Liquid–Liquid Interfaces. Germany. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202004162
Jiang, Yufeng, Chakroun, Ramzi, Gu, Peiyang, Gröschel, André H., and Russell, Thomas P. Wed . "Soft Polymer Janus Nanoparticles at Liquid–Liquid Interfaces". Germany. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202004162.
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author = {Jiang, Yufeng and Chakroun, Ramzi and Gu, Peiyang and Gröschel, André H. and Russell, Thomas P.},
abstractNote = {Abstract Soft polymeric Janus nanoparticles (JNPs), made from polystyrene‐ b ‐poly(butadiene)‐ b ‐poly(methylmethacrylate), PS‐PB‐PMMA, triblock terpolymers, assemble into a monolayer at the water–oil interface to reduce interfacial tension. The extent to which the polymer chains can deform influences the packing density of the JNPs at the interface. The longer the polymer chains are relative to the core, the softer are the JNPs, resulting in a JNPs assembly with a lower initial lateral packing density. The interfacial activity of JNPs can be further tuned by complexation of the PMMA chains with lithium ions that are introduced into the water phase. This work provides a fundamental understanding of soft JNPs packing at the water–oil interface and provides a strategy to tailor the areal density of soft JNPs at liquid–liquid interface, enabling the design of smart responsive structured‐liquid systems.},
doi = {10.1002/anie.202004162},
journal = {Angewandte Chemie (International Edition)},
number = 31,
volume = 59,
place = {Germany},
year = {Wed May 27 00:00:00 EDT 2020},
month = {Wed May 27 00:00:00 EDT 2020}
}

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