Issue 40, 2014
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Chemical Communications

Probing morphological changes in polymersomes with magnetic birefringence†

Roger S. M. Rikken,ab   Harmen H. M. Kerkenaar,ab   Roeland J. M. Nolte,b   Jan C. Maan,a   Jan C. M. van Hest,b   Peter C. M. Christianena  and  Daniela A. Wilson*b  

* Corresponding authors

a High Field Magnet Laboratory (HFML), Radboud University Nijmegen, Toernooiveld 7, 6525 ED Nijmegen, The Netherlands
E-mail: p.christianen@science.ru.nl

b Institute of Molecules and Materials, Radboud University Nijmegen, Heyendaalseweg 135, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
E-mail: d.wilson@science.ru.nl

Abstract

Magnetic birefringence was used for in situ monitoring of the morphological changes in diamagnetic polymersomes during shape-transformation by dialysis. The birefringence was found to be very sensitive to the polymersome morphology, as determined by electron microscopy. The deflation of polymersomes into disks was observed, followed by a bending and partial inflation into stomatocytes.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C3CC47483F
Article type
Communication
Submitted
30 Sep 2013
Accepted
24 Oct 2013
First published
24 Oct 2013
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY-NC license

Chem. Commun., 2014,50, 5394-5396

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Probing morphological changes in polymersomes with magnetic birefringence

R. S. M. Rikken, H. H. M. Kerkenaar, R. J. M. Nolte, J. C. Maan, J. C. M. van Hest, P. C. M. Christianen and D. A. Wilson, Chem. Commun., 2014, 50, 5394 DOI: 10.1039/C3CC47483F

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