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From: Dynamic and programmable morphology and size evolution via a living hierarchical self-assembly strategy

Fig. 2

Multiple measurements of the morphology evolution. After neutralizing the aqueous solution and removing the by-products before dialysis, all the samples are prepared from the neutralized aqueous solution unless otherwise noted. a TEM, b SEM, c AFM, d Cryo-TEM, and e Schematic images showing the self-assembled evolution of POSS-SS-(PEG)8 with the concentration of 1 mg/mL in pH 12 aqueous solutions for various times. Scale bars: 0.5 μm. Along with the initiation of morphology transition in alkaline solutions, multifarious morphologies like uniform micelles, cylinders, vesicles, worm-like micelles, hollow spheres, and elliptic nanoparticles are generated in sequence. The blue sphere represents the hydrophobic POSS core and the cyan chain represents the PEG shell within the self-assemblies

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