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Metallo-supramolecular micelles : Studies by analytical ultracentrifugation and electron microscopy

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Haase,  Winfried
Department of Structural Biology, Max Planck Institute of Biophysics, Max Planck Society;

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Vogel, V., Gohy, J.-F., Lohmeijer, B. G. G., van den Broek, J. A., Haase, W., Schubert, U. S., et al. (2003). Metallo-supramolecular micelles: Studies by analytical ultracentrifugation and electron microscopy. Journal of Polymer Science, Part A: Polymer Chemistry, 41(20), 3159-3168. doi:10.1002/pola.10902.


Cite as: https://hdl.handle.net/11858/00-001M-0000-0024-DB59-E
Abstract
In aqueous solutions, amphiphilic block copolymers in which a polystyrene (PS) segment is connected to a poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) block via a bis(2,2′:6′,2″‐ terpyridine ruthenium) complex can form micelles. Such micelles of the protomer type PS20‐[Ru]‐PEO70, according to the preparation procedure representing frozen micelles, were studied by sedimentation velocity and sedimentation equilibrium analysis in an analytical ultracentrifuge and by transmission electron microscopy, with different techniques applied for the sample preparation. The particles obtained were surprisingly multifarious in size. In ultracentrifugation experiments performed at relatively low salt concentrations, the distributions of the sedimentation coefficient s20,w showed a pronounced peak at 9.6 S and a broad, only partly separated second peak around 14 S. The molar mass of the particles at the peak was around 430,000 g/mol, corresponding to an aggregation number of approximately 85. The average hydrodynamic diameter of the particles in the peak fraction was approximately 13 nm. In electron micrographs of negatively stained samples, spheres of diameters between 10 and 25 nm were the most abundant particles, but larger ones with a wide size range were also visible. The latter particles apparently were composed of smaller ones. The data from both sedimentation analysis and electron microscopy showed that (1) the studied compound formed primary micelles of diameters around 20 nm and (2) the primary micelles had a tendency toward aggregation.