Abstract
Janus particles, consisting of Fe3O4 nanoparticles and organic particles of the complexes of α-cyclodextrin and polyethylene glycol (5) nonylphenyl ether, have been successfully fabricated via strain-driven microphase separation, which is distinct from conventional surface wetting-driven microphase separation. The as-prepared Janus particles can self-assemble into hollow spheres, which draw a clear analogy with self-assembly of lipids to vesicles.
Supporting Information
Selected area diffraction pattern, FTIR spectrum and Mössbauer spectra of as-prepared Fe3O4/α-CD-NPE5 Janus particles and additional TEM images. This material is available free of charge via the Internet at http://pubs.acs.org.
