Self-sorting systems of photoresponsive polymer micelles: isomerization drives reversible and switchable self-assembly

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Rikuto Kanno; Makoto Ouchi; Takaya Terashima

doi:10.1039/d5sc06852e

January 1, 2025Chemical ScienceOpen Access

Self-sorting systems of photoresponsive polymer micelles: isomerization drives reversible and switchable self-assembly

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Isomerization enables reversible assembly in polymer micelles composed of amphiphilic copolymers.
Hydrophilic poly(ethylene glycol) and hydrophobic azobenzene groups facilitate self-sorting behavior.
Switchable self-assembly suggests applications in drug delivery or nanomaterials design.
The methodology experiments with statistical copolymers to explore dynamic assembly processes.

Implication

Self-sorting systems utilize isomerization in photoresponsive polymer micelles, indicating potential for switchable assembly.

Abstract

Herein, we report self-sorting systems of photoresponsive polymer micelles obtained from amphiphilic statistical copolymers bearing hydrophilic poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) chains and hydrophobic/photoresponsive azobenzene (Azo) groups. The PEG/Azo copolymers self-folded or...

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Kanno et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68f199ccde32064e504dd205 https://doi.org/10.1039/d5sc06852e

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Self-sorting systems of photoresponsive polymer micelles: isomerization drives reversible and switchable self-assembly

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