Influence of Metalation on the Morphologies of Poly(ethylene oxide)-block-poly(4-vinylpyridine) Block Copolymer Micelles

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Abstract

Micellization of a poly(ethylene oxide)-block-poly(4-vinylpyridine) (PEO45-b-P4VP28) copolymer in water during metalation (incorporation of gold compounds and gold nanoparticle formation) with three types of gold compounds, NaAuCl4, HAuCl4, and AuCl3, was studied using dynamic light scattering (DLS) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The transformations of the PEO45-b-P4VP28 block copolymer micelles in water were found to depend on a number of parameters including the thermal history of the as-prepared block copolymer, the type of the metal compound, and the metal loading. For the HAuCl4-filled PE045-b-P4VP28 micelles, the subsequent reduction with hydrazine hydrate results in a significant fraction of rodlike micelles, suggesting that slow nucleation (confirmed by the formation of the large gold nanoparticles) and facilitated migration of gold ions yields the ideal conditions for sphere-to-rod micellar transition.

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