Eur. Phys. J. E (2004) 15: 211-215
https://doi.org/10.1140/epje/i2004-10049-5

pH-dependent multiple morphologies of novel aggregates of carboxyl-terminated polymide in water

Department of Macromolecular Science and the Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Fudan University, 200433, Shanghai, PRC

^* e-mail: mjiang@fudan.edu.cn

Abstract

Rigid low-molecular-weight polyimide with two carboxyl ends (CPI) formed pH-dependent multiple morphologies including dimpled-beads, porous aggregates and vesicles via self-assembly in aqueous media. This is a rapid and conventional approach to a series of pH-dependent morphologies of mono-component aggregates based on a readily attainable rigid homopolymer.