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Patchy multi-compartment micelles are formed on direct dissolution of a primary amine-based triblock copolymer, poly(ethylene oxide)-b-poly(ε-caprolactone)-b-poly(2-aminoethyl methacrylate), PEO-b-PCL-b-PAMA, in water, with PCL chains forming the micelle cores and the PEO and PAMA chains forming phase-segregated patchy or hemispherical coronas. By selectively silicifying the PCL cores with tetramethyl orthosilicate (TMOS), the phase-separated character of these micelles is revealed by transmission electron microscopy.
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