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Controlling Fusion and Aggregation in Polymersome Dispersions
Authors:Thomas P Smart  Christine Fernyhough  Anthony J Ryan  Giuseppe Battaglia
Abstract:The effects of addition of poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) to poly(ethylene oxide)16block‐poly(butylene oxide)22 (EB1) polymersome dispersions has been studied. Aggregation and membrane fusion between polymersomes were observed with great control of the outcome by varying PEO molecular weight. Small‐scale fusion of 2 to 3 polymersomes was seen with low‐molecular‐weight PEO, whilst large‐scale aggregation occurred above a critical PEO molecular weight of 4 000 Da. The resulting highly porous EB1‐PEO aggregate shows great promise for applications in cell entrapment for transport and delivery, and as a three‐dimensional scaffold for use in tissue engineering.
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Keywords:biomimetic membranes  block copolymers  polymersomes  self‐assembly
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