Beyond the crew cut: Highly asymmetric block copolymers self-assemble into microparticles with inverse morphologies far beyond the crew-cut regime. These particles enclose highly ordered channel systems with simple cubic, double diamond, and hexagonally packed hollow-hoop symmetry. The extensive interface and confinement of these particles could enable applications in the storage of cargo, templating, and chemical reactions.
Keywords: block copolymers; inverse micelles; mesoporous colloids; polymer cubosomes; self-assembly.
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