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Volume 4 Nano Research & Applications
ISSN: 2471-9838
Page 87
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JOINT EVENT
October 04-05, 2018 Moscow, Russia
2nd Edition of International Conference on
26th International Conference on Advanced Nanotechnology
Materials Technology and Manufacturing Innovations
Advanced Nanotechnology 2018
& Materials-Manufacturing 2018
October 04-05, 2018
Polymer particles with tunable shapes and internal structures
Jintao Zhu, Renhua Deng and Jiangping Xu
Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China
B lock copolymer assemblies have attracted great attention due to their potential applications in the fields of drug
delivery, targeting therapy, medical diagnosing and imaging. Three dimensional (3D) confinements, which can break
the symmetry of a structure, have proven to be a powerful route to tailor the morphologies of block copolymer particles.
Particle shape and internal structure can thus be tuned by using the supramolecular strategy or tailoring the interfacial
interaction of the particles with the dispersed medium. Herein, we will introduce the generation of the block copolymer
assemblies with well tunable shapes and structures by taking advantage of 3D confined assembly, supramolecular
chemistry and interfacial manipulation. Particles with various overall shapes and internal structures can be obtained
due to the 3D soft confinement in emulsion droplets. Moreover, we will show that selective disassembly of the structured
particles will give rise to mesoporous particles or nano objects with unique shapes. The block copolymer assemblies with
tunable shapes, internal structures and built in functionalities will find applications in controlled drug/gene delivery,
catalysis, bioimaging and optical/electronic devices.
Nano Res Appl 2018, Volume 4
DOI: 10.21767/2471-9838-C5-021