%0 Journal Article %A Qian, Jieshu %A Li, Xiaoyu %A Lunn, David J. %A Gwyther, Jessica %A Hudson, Zachary M. %A Kynaston, Emily %A Rupar, Paul A. %A Winnik, Mitchell A. %A Manners, Ian %D 2014 %T Uniform, High Aspect Ratio Fiber-like Micelles and Block Co-micelles with a Crystalline π‑Conjugated Polythiophene Core by Self-Seeding %U https://acs.figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Uniform_High_Aspect_Ratio_Fiber_like_Micelles_and_Block_Co_micelles_with_a_Crystalline_Conjugated_Polythiophene_Core_by_Self_Seeding/2313682 %R 10.1021/ja500661k.s001 %2 https://ndownloader.figshare.com/files/3951316 %K micelle core %K poly %K formation %K 700 nm %X Monodisperse fiber-like micelles with a crystalline π-conjugated poly­thiophene core with lengths up to ca. 700 nm were successfully prepared from the diblock co­polymer poly­(3-hexyl­thiophene)-block-poly­styrene using a one-dimensional self-seeding technique. Addition of a poly­thiophene block co­polymer with a different corona-forming block to the resulting nanofibers led to the formation of segmented B-A-B triblock co-micelles by crystallization-driven seeded growth. The key to these advances appears to be the formation of a relatively defect-free crystalline micelle core under the self-seeding conditions. %I ACS Publications