Static light-scattering techniques were utilized to study the micellization behavior of model asymmetric miktoarm star copolymers of the type AA′B, where A and A′ are polyisoprenes (PIs) and B is deuterated polystyrene (PS). In n-decane, a selective solvent for the PI blocks the comparison between linear PS–PI diblocks, symmetric PS(PI)2 and asymmetric PS(PI)(PI′) miktoarm stars, and confirms that the aggregation numbers (Nw) and, in general, the micellar properties can be manipulated at will, and that tailor-made micelles can be constructed changing the macromolecular architecture.
- Christos Tsiamantas
- Costas Psarros
- Marinos Pitsikalis
