Microstructures assembled of amphiphilic triblock copolymer by the real-space self-consistent field theory

We studied the complex microstructures assembled by amphiphilic triblock copolymer in dilute solution by the application of real-space self-consistent field theory in three-dimensional space. Different micelles were produced by changing the value of some parameters. The special bowlike micelle structure was confirmed by the experiment work of Yuan J. The different micelles, such as sphere-like micelle, rod-like micelle and scoop-like micelle were produced. The simulations show that micelle is stable structure when selecting proper parameters in dilute solution. The morphologies of micelle depend deeply on the molecular parameters. The different molecular parameters result in different structures of initial nucleus. And we find that the interaction parameters play an important role in determining the final patterns.