Assembly of Supramolecular Nanoplatelets with Tailorable Geometrical Shapes and Dimensions
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.2. Methods
2.2.1. Preparation of Hexagonal Platelets, Square Platelets and Circular Platelets of P-E-P/𝛼-CD Inclusion Complex
2.2.2. Interconversion of Hexagonal Platelets, Square Platelets and Circular Platelets
2.2.3. Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM)
2.2.4. Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)
2.2.5. Wide-Angle X-ray Scattering (WAXS)
2.2.6. Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC)
3. Results
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Wang, M.; Chen, G.; Hou, X.; Luo, Y.; Jin, B.; Li, X. Assembly of Supramolecular Nanoplatelets with Tailorable Geometrical Shapes and Dimensions. Polymers 2023, 15, 2547. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym15112547
Wang M, Chen G, Hou X, Luo Y, Jin B, Li X. Assembly of Supramolecular Nanoplatelets with Tailorable Geometrical Shapes and Dimensions. Polymers. 2023; 15(11):2547. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym15112547
Chicago/Turabian StyleWang, Moyan, Gangfeng Chen, Xiaojian Hou, Yunjun Luo, Bixin Jin, and Xiaoyu Li. 2023. "Assembly of Supramolecular Nanoplatelets with Tailorable Geometrical Shapes and Dimensions" Polymers 15, no. 11: 2547. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym15112547