Investigating the effect of the micelle structures of block and random copolymers on dye solubilization.

Asada, Masahiko; Wakai, Airi; Tanaka, Hisakazu; Suwa, Yukie; Tamura, Yuuji; Kouyama, Mariko; Osawa, Shigehito; Otsuka, Hidenori · Soft Matter · 2024

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

To elucidate the correlation between dye solubilization into micelles and their core-shell aggregated structure, the structures of block and random copolymer micelles were characterized. The block copolymer micelles exhibited a higher dye solubilization capacity which correlated with their core volume, clear core-shell contrast and slow solubilization rate.