Nanotube Preparation from Micellar Precursors

The first ABC triblock copolymer used by us to prepare nanotubes was polyzsoprene-fclock-poly(2-cinnamoyloxyethyl methacrylate)-fc/ock-poly(ferf-butyl acrylate) or PI-PCEMA-PtBA [19]  

The removal of the PI block was demonstrated by infrared absorption and TEM analyses. More importantly, rhodamine B could be loaded into the tubu- 

The cylindrical nanoaggregate precursor approach has been used to prepare nanotubes from other triblock copolymers including PGMA-PCEMA-PtBA, where PGM A denotes poly(glyceryl methacrylate) [52]. 

To prepare nanotubes from PGMA375-PCEMA 120-PtBA 120, the triblock was stirred for 3 to 5 days with water, which was selective for PGMA, to effect formation of cyUndrical nanoaggregates first. Such aggregates possessed a PtBA 

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