Polymer Assemblies with Nanostructure-Correlated Aggregation-Induced Emission

• DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.6b02499
• Publication Date: 2017-01-25T16:51:26Z
• Authors: Meng Huo; Qiquan Ye; Hailong Che; Xiaosong Wang; Yen Wei; Jinying Yuan
• Keywords: 01 natural sciences; 0104 chemical sciences

The correlation of aggregation-induced emission (AIE) to the nanostructure polymer assemblies was investigated. A series AIE-active PDMA-b-P(BzMA-TPE) [PDMA: poly(N,N-dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate); P(BzMA-TPE): poly[benzyl methacrylate-co-1-ethenyl-4-(1,2,2-triphenylethenyl)benzene]] with controlled nanostructures were prepared via polymerization-induced self-assembly BzMA and TPE, an AIEgen, in presence PDMA macro-chain-transfer agents. We found that fluorescence intensity fluorescent quantum yield increase order vesicles > wormlike micelles spherical micelles. For vesicles, AIE effect strengthens micellar size wall thickness, respectively. As indicates packing compactness AIEgens, discovered structure-correlated can be attributed stress variation chains aggregates. is therefore potentially useful as a probe for investigation understanding evolution process self-assemblies.