Figure 3

Radial density profiles ρ(r) of the core-shell-shell particles (CSS) and of the hollow shell-shell nanogels (HSS).

Experimentally obtained density profiles from SANS measurements (left column) of the CSS particles at the match point (MP) of the silica core and of the HSS nanogels at full scattering contrast in D₂O and from MD simulations (right column) at 52 °C (top row, the solvent is bad for both shells, ε₁ = 1,ε₂ = 1 in MD), at 40 °C (middle row, the solvent is bad for the inner shell and good for the outer shell, ε₁ = 1,ε₂ = 0.1 in MD) and at 20 °C (bottom row, the solvent is good for the both shells, ε₁ = 0.1,ε₂ = 0.1 in MD). The snapshots on the right represent equilibrium structure of nanogels obtained by MD.