Table 1 Measured geometric parameters and A 0–0/A 0–1 values for all five morphologies observed

From: Formation of non-spherical polymersomes driven by hydrophobic directional aromatic perylene interactions

Morphology

L major a

L minor b

ARc

d membrane d

A 0–0/A 0–1 e

 

(nm)

(nm)

 

(nm)

 

SE

37 ± 7

18 ± 5

2.1 ± 0.4

-

0.544

ME

121 ± 32

54 ± 16

2.3 ± 0.2

~8.0

0.590

LE

334 ± 44

230 ± 39

1.5 ± 0.2

~9.6

0.616

GE

1118 ± 237

873 ± 205

1.3 ± 0.2

~10.9

0.621

TU

3396 ± 1125

1039 ± 229

3.7 ± 2.2

~14.3

0.649

  1. a,b L major and L minor = average (±SD) major and minor axis lengths, respectively
  2. cAR = average (±SD) aspect ratios determined by TEM
  3. d d membrane, membrane thicknesses estimated by cryo-TEM
  4. e A 0–0/A 0–1 = ratio between the A 0–0 (~531 nm) and A 0–1 (~480 nm) UV–Vis absorption values of the self-assembled structure in water
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