Investigating the motion of diblock copolymer assemblies in ionic liquids by in situ electron microscopy

Abstract

The movement of individual block copolymer micelles in free-standing films of ionic liquids is investigated by transmission electron microscopy with the aim of providing an easily accessible high-resolution imaging tool for the in situ observation of particle movement in a liquid environment. A proof of concept and first studies on the behavior of individual particles in the fluid are demonstrated. © 2013 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.