Figure 21
From: Strategies for Controlled Placement of Nanoscale Building Blocks
Schematic drawing of the micelle formation of poly(styrene)-block-poly(2-vinylpyridine) (PS-b-P2VP) block copolymers in toluene. After complexation of HAuCl4 to the pyridine units in the micellar core, the metal compound can be reduced to the zero-valent state by chemical conversion, leading to exactly one gold particle in each block copolymer micelle. (Reprinted with permission from Reference [203]. Copyright 2000 American Chemical Society.)