Nanotube Formation through the Continuous One-Dimensional Fusion of Hollow Nanocapsules Composed of Layer-by-Layer Poly(lactic acid) Stereocomplex Films

Abstract
Hollow nanocapsules composed of a poly(lactic acid)s (PLAs) stereocomplex can be fabricated by a combination of the layer-by-layer assembly technique and the silica template method. These hollow capsules one-dimensionally fuse together to generate novel PLA nanotubes. The formation of nanotubes was affected by the molecular weights of PLAs constituting the hollow capsules.