Figure 6.

(a) Transmittance (λ = 600 nm) vs temperature plots recorded for PSMA₉–PTFEMA₂₉₄ vesicles prepared by RAFT dispersion polymerization of TFEMA at 25% w/w solids in n-dodecane (blue circles), n-tetradecane (black squares), and n-hexadecane (red triangles), respectively. (b) Digital photographs recorded for these three 25% w/w vesicle dispersions at 25, 50, and 90 °C to illustrate their difference in visual appearance. The most transparent dispersions are obtained in n-dodecane (C₁₂H₂₆) at 20 °C, in n-tetradecane (C₁₄H₃₀) at 50 °C, and in n-hexadecane (C₁₆H₃₄) at 90 °C. These observations informed our subsequent in situ visible absorption spectroscopy studies.