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Lathrop P, Sun R, Beyer FL, Elabd YA. Highly Frustrated Poly(ionic liquid) ABC Triblock Terpolymers with Exceptionally High Morphology Factors. Macromolecules 2024; 57:3776-3797. [PMID: 38681059 PMCID: PMC11044597 DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.3c02435] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2023] [Revised: 03/05/2024] [Accepted: 03/19/2024] [Indexed: 05/01/2024]
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In this work, we report the successful synthesis of 17 unique compositions of a poly(ionic liquid) (PIL) ABC triblock terpolymer, poly(S-b-VBMIm-TFSI-b-HA), where S is styrene, VBMIm-TFSI is vinylbenzyl methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide, and HA is hexyl acrylate. Nine distinct morphologies were observed, including two-phase and three-phase disordered microphase separated (D2 and D3), two-phase hexagonally packed cylinders (C2), core-shell hexagonally packed cylinders (CCS), three-phase lamellae (L3), two-phase lamellae (L2), core-shell double gyroid (Q230), spheres-in-lamellae (LSI), and a three-phase hexagonal superlattice of cylinders (CSL). The LSI morphology was unambiguously confirmed using small-angle X-ray scattering and transmission electron microscopy. Morphology type significantly impacted the ion conductivity of the PIL ABC triblock terpolymers, where remarkable changes in morphology factor (normalized ion conductivity) were observed with only small changes in the conducting volume fraction, i.e., PIL block composition. An exceptionally high morphology factor of 2.0 was observed from the PIL ABC triblock terpolymer with a hexagonal superlattice morphology due to the three-dimensional narrow, continuous PIL nanodomains that accelerate ion conduction. Overall, this work demonstrates the first systematic study of highly frustrated single-ion conducting ABC triblock terpolymers with a diverse set of morphologies and exceptionally high morphology factors, enabling the exploration of transport-morphology relationships to guide the future design of highly conductive polymer electrolytes.
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- Patrick
M. Lathrop
- Department
of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, United States
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, United States
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- U.S.
Army Research Laboratory, Aberdeen
Proving Ground, Maryland 21005, United States
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, United States
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Cui S, Murphy EA, Zhang W, Zografos A, Shen L, Bates FS, Lodge TP. Cylinders-in-Undulating-Lamellae Morphology from ABC Bottlebrush Block Terpolymers. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:6796-6805. [PMID: 38421320 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c13543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/02/2024]
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Block polymer self-assembly affords a versatile bottom-up strategy to develop materials with the desired properties dictated by specific symmetries and dimensions. Owing to distinct properties compared with linear counterparts, bottlebrush block polymers with side chains densely grafted on a backbone have attracted extensive attention. However, the morphologies found in bottlebrush block polymers so far are limited, and only lamellar and cylindrical ordered phases have been reported in diblock bottlebrushes. The absence of complex morphologies, such as networks, might originate from the intrinsically stiff backbone architecture. We experimentally investigated the morphologies of nonfrustrated ABC bottlebrush block terpolymers, based on two chemistries, poly(ethylene-alt-propylene)-b-polystyrene-b-poly(dl-lactic acid) (PEP-PS-PLA) and PEP-b-PS-b-poly(ethylene oxide) (PEP-PS-PEO), synthesized by ring-opening metathesis polymerization of norbornene-terminated macromonomers. Structural characterization based on small-angle X-ray scattering and transmission electron microscopy measurements revealed an unprecedented cylinders-in-undulating-lamellae (CUL) morphology with p2 symmetry for both systems. Additionally, automated liquid chromatography was employed to fractionate the PEP-PS-PLA bottlebrush polymer, leading to fractions with a spectrum of morphologies, including the CUL. These findings underscore the significance of macromolecular dispersity in nominally narrow dispersity bottlebrush polymers while demonstrating the power of this fractionation technique.
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- Materials Research Laboratory and Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106, United States
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Azhdari S, Post Y, Trömer M, Coban D, Quintieri G, Gröschel AH. Janus nanoplates, -bowls, and -cups: controlling size and curvature via terpolymer/homopolymer blending in 3D confinement. NANOSCALE 2023; 15:14896-14905. [PMID: 37650578 DOI: 10.1039/d3nr02902f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/01/2023]
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The synthesis and properties of Janus nanoparticles with spherical, cylindrical, and disk-like shapes are nowadays rather well understood. Other topologies such as nanorings and bowl-shaped Janus nanoparticles are believed to show distinctly different solution behavior and interaction with interfaces, but limitations in their synthesis currently prevents a proper investigation of these properties. Especially the combination of shape- and surface-anisotropy of bowl-shaped Janus nanoparticles could result in enhanced selectivity in uptake of cargo and enhanced directional diffusion. We here produce bowl-shaped Janus nanoparticles without noticeable side products through evaporation-induced confinement assembly (EICA) of triblock terpolymers blended with high molecular weight homopolymer. The triblock terpolymer phase separates from the homopolymer into spherical domes, where the terpolymer adopts a hemispherical lamella-lamella morphology (ll). Selective cross-linking, removal of the homopolymer, and disassembly of the microparticles releases the bowl-shaped Janus nanoparticles. The amount of blended homopolymer determines the size of the spherical dome, allowing to control particle curvature into flat Janus nanoplates, hemispherical Janus nanobowls, and deep Janus nanocups. The use of Shirasu Porous Glass (SPG) membranes with pore sizes in the range of dpore = 0.2-2.0 μm further provides control of particle diameter. Size and shape were analyzed with electron microscopy and the Janus character through selective surface decoration. The diffusion behavior of bowl-shaped Janus nanoparticles was investigated depending on particle curvature and anisotropy using angle-dependent dynamic light scattering.
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- Suna Azhdari
- Institute for Physical Chemistry and Center for Soft Nanoscience (SoN), University of Münster, Corrensstraße 28-30, 48149 Münster, Germany.
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- Institute for Physical Chemistry and Center for Soft Nanoscience (SoN), University of Münster, Corrensstraße 28-30, 48149 Münster, Germany.
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- Institute for Physical Chemistry and Center for Soft Nanoscience (SoN), University of Münster, Corrensstraße 28-30, 48149 Münster, Germany.
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- Institute for Physical Chemistry and Center for Soft Nanoscience (SoN), University of Münster, Corrensstraße 28-30, 48149 Münster, Germany.
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- Institute for Physical Chemistry and Center for Soft Nanoscience (SoN), University of Münster, Corrensstraße 28-30, 48149 Münster, Germany.
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- Institute for Physical Chemistry and Center for Soft Nanoscience (SoN), University of Münster, Corrensstraße 28-30, 48149 Münster, Germany.
- Polymer materials for energy storage (PES), Bavarian Centre for Battery Technology (BayBatt) and Bavarian Polymer Institute (BPI), University of Bayreuth, Universitätsstr. 30, 95448 Bayreuth, Germany
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Quintieri G, Schlattmann D, Schönhoff M, Gröschel AH. Fabrication of diverse multicompartment micelles by redispersion of triblock terpolymer bulk morphologies. NANOSCALE 2022; 14:12658-12667. [PMID: 36018306 DOI: 10.1039/d2nr03874a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Redispersing block copolymer (BCP) bulk films in selective solvents is a simple and efficient method to prepare BCP micelles and polymersomes. While ABC triblock terpolymers are known to form multicompartment micelles (MCMs) with intricate nanoarchitecture, this is typically done by solvent exchange instead of redispersion of bulk films despite obvious advantages of greatly reduced solvent usage. Here, we provide guidelines on how to form MCMs with defined shapes and inner structure through direct redispersion of terpolymer bulk morphologies in selective plasticizing solvents. For this purpose, we redisperse a series of polystyrene-b-polybutadiene-b-poly(tert-butyl methacrylate) (PS-b-PB-b-PT) triblock terpolymers in acetone/isopropanol mixtures, where PT is always soluble, PB always insoluble, and PS will range from soft (high acetone content) to kinetically frozen (high isopropanol content). We investigate the effect of solvent mixtures, block composition, and thermal annealing on MCM shape and core morphology. Additionally, we performed terpolymer blend experiments to open up a simple route to further diversify the range of accessible MCM morphologies.
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- Giada Quintieri
- Physical Chemistry, University of Münster, Corrensstr. 28-30, 48149 Münster, Germany.
- Center for Soft Nanoscience (SoN), University of Münster, Busso-Peus-Str. 10, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Physical Chemistry, University of Münster, Corrensstr. 28-30, 48149 Münster, Germany.
- Center for Soft Nanoscience (SoN), University of Münster, Busso-Peus-Str. 10, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Physical Chemistry, University of Münster, Corrensstr. 28-30, 48149 Münster, Germany.
- Center for Soft Nanoscience (SoN), University of Münster, Busso-Peus-Str. 10, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Physical Chemistry, University of Münster, Corrensstr. 28-30, 48149 Münster, Germany.
- Center for Soft Nanoscience (SoN), University of Münster, Busso-Peus-Str. 10, 48149 Münster, Germany
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An K, Gao J, Chen Y, Nie J, Li Y, Xu J, Du B. Effect of poly(4-tert-butylstyrene) block length on the microphase structure of poly(ethylene oxide)-b-poly(4-vinylbenzyl chloride)-b-poly(4-tert-butylstyrene) triblock terpolymers. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2022.07.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Multiblock Elastomers TPEAA and TPEEA: Physical Structure and Properties. MATERIALS 2021; 14:ma14247720. [PMID: 34947313 PMCID: PMC8709207 DOI: 10.3390/ma14247720] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2021] [Revised: 11/12/2021] [Accepted: 12/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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A three series of terpolymers composed of the blocks PTMO (MPTMO = 1000 g/mol) or DLAol (MDLAol = 540 g/mol), PA12 (MPA12 = 2000 g/mol) and xGT (DPxGT = 2) with various chemical compositions of ester block were obtained. The series differ in the chemical structure of the flexible block and weight content of the soft phase. The effect of the number of carbons dividing the terephthalate groups on the synthesis, structure and properties of these elastomers has been investigated. To confirm assumed chemical structure Carbon-13 (13C NMR) and Proton (1H NMR) Nuclear Magnetic Resonance and Fourier-transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IR) were used. The influence of chemical compositions of ester block on the thermal properties and the phase separation of obtained systems were defined by Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC), Dynamic Mechanical Thermal Analysis (DMTA) and Wide Angle X-ray Scattering (WAXS). The mechanical and elastic properties were evaluated.
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Janoszka N, Azhdari S, Hils C, Coban D, Schmalz H, Gröschel AH. Morphology and Degradation of Multicompartment Microparticles Based on Semi-Crystalline Polystyrene- block-Polybutadiene- block-Poly( L-lactide) Triblock Terpolymers. Polymers (Basel) 2021; 13:polym13244358. [PMID: 34960909 PMCID: PMC8706259 DOI: 10.3390/polym13244358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2021] [Revised: 12/07/2021] [Accepted: 12/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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The confinement assembly of block copolymers shows great potential regarding the formation of functional microparticles with compartmentalized structure. Although a large variety of block chemistries have already been used, less is known about microdomain degradation, which could lead to mesoporous microparticles with particularly complex morphologies for ABC triblock terpolymers. Here, we report on the formation of triblock terpolymer-based, multicompartment microparticles (MMs) and the selective degradation of domains into mesoporous microparticles. A series of polystyrene-block-polybutadiene-block-poly(L-lactide) (PS-b-PB-b-PLLA, SBL) triblock terpolymers was synthesized by a combination of anionic vinyl and ring-opening polymerization, which were transformed into microparticles through evaporation-induced confinement assembly. Despite different block compositions and the presence of a crystallizable PLLA block, we mainly identified hexagonally packed cylinders with a PLLA core and PB shell embedded in a PS matrix. Emulsions were prepared with Shirasu Porous Glass (SPG) membranes leading to a narrow size distribution of the microparticles and control of the average particle diameter, d ≈ 0.4 µm–1.8 µm. The core–shell cylinders lie parallel to the surface for particle diameters d < 0.5 µm and progressively more perpendicular for larger particles d > 0.8 µm as verified with scanning and transmission electron microscopy and particle cross-sections. Finally, the selective degradation of the PLLA cylinders under basic conditions resulted in mesoporous microparticles with a pronounced surface roughness.
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- Nicole Janoszka
- Physical Chemistry, Center for Soft Nanoscience (SoN) and Center for Nanotechnology (CeNTech), University of Münster, Corrensstraße 28-30, 48149 Münster, Germany; (N.J.); (S.A.); (D.C.)
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- Physical Chemistry, Center for Soft Nanoscience (SoN) and Center for Nanotechnology (CeNTech), University of Münster, Corrensstraße 28-30, 48149 Münster, Germany; (N.J.); (S.A.); (D.C.)
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- Macromolecular Chemistry II, University of Bayreuth, Universitätsstraße 30, 95440 Bayreuth, Germany;
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- Physical Chemistry, Center for Soft Nanoscience (SoN) and Center for Nanotechnology (CeNTech), University of Münster, Corrensstraße 28-30, 48149 Münster, Germany; (N.J.); (S.A.); (D.C.)
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- Macromolecular Chemistry II, University of Bayreuth, Universitätsstraße 30, 95440 Bayreuth, Germany;
- Bavarian Polymer Institute (BPI), University of Bayreuth, Universitätsstraße 30, 95440 Bayreuth, Germany
- Correspondence: (H.S.); (A.H.G.)
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- Physical Chemistry, Center for Soft Nanoscience (SoN) and Center for Nanotechnology (CeNTech), University of Münster, Corrensstraße 28-30, 48149 Münster, Germany; (N.J.); (S.A.); (D.C.)
- Correspondence: (H.S.); (A.H.G.)
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Alavi SF, Abasian P, Eslami H. Synthesis and characterization of polystyrene/poly(ethyl acrylate) mushroom‐like Janus particles. POLYM ADVAN TECHNOL 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/pat.5207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Department of chemical Isfahan University of Technology Isfahan Iran
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- Department of Polymer Engineering and Color Technology Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic) Tehran Iran
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Miskaki C, Moutsios I, Manesi GM, Artopoiadis K, Chang CY, Bersenev EA, Moschovas D, Ivanov DA, Ho RM, Avgeropoulos A. Self-Assembly of Low-Molecular-Weight Asymmetric Linear Triblock Terpolymers: How Low Can We Go? Molecules 2020; 25:E5527. [PMID: 33255708 PMCID: PMC7728154 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25235527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2020] [Revised: 11/20/2020] [Accepted: 11/23/2020] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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The synthesis of two (2) novel triblock terpolymers of the ABC type and one (1) of the BAC type, where A, B and C are chemically different segments, such as polystyrene (PS), poly(butadiene) (PB1,4) and poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS), is reported; moreover, their corresponding molecular and bulk characterizations were performed. Very low dimensions are evident from the characterization in bulk from transmission electron microscopy studies, verified by small-angle X-ray data, since sub-16 nm domains are evident in all three cases. The self-assembly results justify the assumptions that the high Flory-Huggins parameter, χ, even in low molecular weights, leads to significantly well-ordered structures, despite the complexity of the systems studied. Furthermore, it is the first time that a structure/properties relationship was studied for such systems in bulk, potentially leading to prominent applications in nanotechnology and nanopatterning, for as low as sub-10 nm thin-film manipulations.
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- Christina Miskaki
- Department of Materials Science Engineering, University of Ioannina, University Campus-Dourouti, 45110 Ioannina, Greece; (C.M.); (I.M.); (G.-M.M.); (K.A.); (D.M.)
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- Department of Materials Science Engineering, University of Ioannina, University Campus-Dourouti, 45110 Ioannina, Greece; (C.M.); (I.M.); (G.-M.M.); (K.A.); (D.M.)
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- Department of Materials Science Engineering, University of Ioannina, University Campus-Dourouti, 45110 Ioannina, Greece; (C.M.); (I.M.); (G.-M.M.); (K.A.); (D.M.)
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- Department of Materials Science Engineering, University of Ioannina, University Campus-Dourouti, 45110 Ioannina, Greece; (C.M.); (I.M.); (G.-M.M.); (K.A.); (D.M.)
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National TsingHua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan; (C.-Y.C.); (R.-M.H.)
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU), GSP-1, 1-3 Leninskiye Gory, 119991 Moscow, Russia; (E.A.B.); (D.A.I.)
- Institute of Problems of Chemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Chernogolovka, 142432 Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Materials Science Engineering, University of Ioannina, University Campus-Dourouti, 45110 Ioannina, Greece; (C.M.); (I.M.); (G.-M.M.); (K.A.); (D.M.)
- Faculty of Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU), GSP-1, 1-3 Leninskiye Gory, 119991 Moscow, Russia; (E.A.B.); (D.A.I.)
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU), GSP-1, 1-3 Leninskiye Gory, 119991 Moscow, Russia; (E.A.B.); (D.A.I.)
- Institute of Problems of Chemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Chernogolovka, 142432 Moscow, Russia
- Institut de Sciences des Matériaux de Mulhouse–IS2M, CNRS UMR7361, 15 Jean Starcky, 68057 Mulhouse, France
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National TsingHua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan; (C.-Y.C.); (R.-M.H.)
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- Department of Materials Science Engineering, University of Ioannina, University Campus-Dourouti, 45110 Ioannina, Greece; (C.M.); (I.M.); (G.-M.M.); (K.A.); (D.M.)
- Faculty of Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU), GSP-1, 1-3 Leninskiye Gory, 119991 Moscow, Russia; (E.A.B.); (D.A.I.)
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Tjaberings S, Heidelmann M, Tjaberings A, Steinhaus A, Franzka S, Walkenfort B, Gröschel AH. Terpolymer Multicompartment Nanofibers as Templates for Hybrid Pt Double Helices. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:39586-39594. [PMID: 32805896 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c10385] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Hybrid inorganic/block copolymer (BCP) materials have become increasingly relevant for application in heterogeneous catalysis, microelectronics, and nanomedicine. While block copolymer templates are widely used for the formation of inorganic nanostructures, multicompartment templates could give access to more complex shapes and inner structures that are challenging to obtain with traditional processes. Here, we report the formation and characterization of hybrid platinum/polymer helices using multicompartment nanofibers (MCNFs) of polystyrene-block-polybutadiene-block-poly(tert-butyl methacrylate) (PS-b-PB-b-PT) triblock terpolymers as templates. Cross-linking of a PS-b-PB-b-PT helix-on-cylinder morphology resulted in uniform nanofibers with a diameter of 90 nm and a length of several micrometers, as well as an inner PB double helix (diameter 35 nm, pitch 25 nm, core 12 nm). The PB double helix served as template for the sol-gel reaction of H2PtCl6 into hybrid Pt double helices (Pt@MCNFs) as verified by STEM, electron tomography, AFM, and SEM. Carbonization of the Pt hybrids into Pt decorated carbon nanofibers (Pt@C) was followed in situ on a TEM heating state. Gradual heating from 25 to 1000 °C induced fusion of amorphous Pt NPs into larger crystalline Pt NP, which sheds light on the aging of Pt NPs in BCP scaffolds under high temperature conditions. The Pt@MCNFs were further sulfonated and incorporated into a filter to catalyze a model compound in a continuous flow process.
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- Stefanie Tjaberings
- Physical Chemistry and Centre for Soft Nanoscience (SoN) University of Münster, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Interdisciplinary Center for Analytics on the Nanoscale (ICAN), University of Duisburg-Essen, 47057 Duisburg, Germany
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- Physical Chemistry and Centre for Soft Nanoscience (SoN) University of Münster, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Physical Chemistry and Centre for Soft Nanoscience (SoN) University of Münster, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Interdisciplinary Center for Analytics on the Nanoscale (ICAN), University of Duisburg-Essen, 47057 Duisburg, Germany
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- Institute for Experimental Immunology and Imaging, Imaging Center Essen, Electron Microscopy Unit, University of Duisburg-Essen, 45147 Essen, Germany
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- Physical Chemistry and Centre for Soft Nanoscience (SoN) University of Münster, 48149 Münster, Germany
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Zhang X, Dai Y, Dai G, Deng C. Advances in PEG-based ABC terpolymers and their applications. RSC Adv 2020; 10:21602-21614. [PMID: 35518773 PMCID: PMC9054495 DOI: 10.1039/d0ra03478a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2020] [Accepted: 05/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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ABC terpolymers are a class of very important polymers because of their expansive molecular topologies and extensive architectures. As block A, poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) is one of the most principal categories owing to good biocompatibility and wide commercial availability. More importantly, the synthetic approaches of ABC terpolymers using PEG as a macroinitiator are facile and varied. PEG-based ABC terpolymers from design and synthesis to applications are highlighted in this review. Linear, 3-miktoarm, and cyclic polymers as the architecture are separated. The synthetic approaches of PEG-based ABC terpolymers mainly include the sequential polymerization or coupling of polymers. PEG-based ABC terpolymers have wide applications in the fields of drug carriers, gene vectors, templates for the fabrication of inorganic hollow nanospheres, and stabilizers of metal nanoparticles.
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- Xiaojin Zhang
- Engineering Research Center of Nano-Geomaterials of Ministry of Education, Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences Wuhan 430074 China
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- Engineering Research Center of Nano-Geomaterials of Ministry of Education, Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences Wuhan 430074 China
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- Jiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Water Resources and Environment of Poyang Lake, Jiangxi Institute of Water Sciences Nanchang 330029 China
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- Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis, Advanced Materials Laboratory, Fudan University Shanghai 200433 China
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Qiang X, Franzka S, Dai X, Gröschel AH. Multicompartment Microparticles of SBT Triblock Terpolymers through 3D Confinement Assembly. Macromolecules 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.0c00806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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- Xiaolian Qiang
- Physical Chemistry and Center for Soft Nanoscience (SoN), University of Münster, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (CENIDE) and Interdisciplinary Center for Analytics on the Nanoscale (ICAN), University of Duisburg-Essen, 47057 Duisburg, Germany
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- Physical Chemistry and Center for Soft Nanoscience (SoN), University of Münster, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Physical Chemistry and Center for Soft Nanoscience (SoN), University of Münster, 48149 Münster, Germany
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Segregation of Maghemite Nanoparticles within Symmetric Diblock Copolymer and Triblock Terpolymer Patterns under Solvent Vapor Annealing. MATERIALS 2020; 13:ma13061286. [PMID: 32178427 PMCID: PMC7142801 DOI: 10.3390/ma13061286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2020] [Revised: 02/26/2020] [Accepted: 03/05/2020] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Block copolymers (BCPs), through their self-assembly, provide an excellent guiding platform for precise controlled localization of maghemite nanoparticles (MNPs). Diblock copolymers (di/BCP) represent the most applied matrix to host filler components due to their morphological simplicity. A series of nanocomposites based on diblock copolymer or triblock terpolymer matrices and magnetic nanoparticles were prepared to study and compare the influence of an additional block into the BCP matrix. MNPs were grafted with low molecular weight polystyrene (PS) chains in order to be segregated in a specific phase of the matrix to induce selective localization. After the mixing of the BCPs with 10% w/v PS-g-MNPs, nanocomposite thin films were formed by spin coating. Solvent vapor annealing (SVA) enabled the PS-g-MNPs selective placement within the PS domains of the BCPs, as revealed by atomic force microscopy (AFM). The recorded images have proven that high amounts of functionalized MNPs can be controllably localized within the same block (PS), despite the architecture of the BCPs (AB vs. ABC). The adopted lamellar structure of the “neat” BCP thin films was maintained for MNPs loading approximately up to 10% w/v, while, for higher content, the BCP adopted lamellar morphology is partially disrupted, or even disappears for both AB and ABC architectures.
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Steinhaus A, Srivastva D, Nikoubashman A, Gröschel AH. Janus Nanostructures from ABC/B Triblock Terpolymer Blends. Polymers (Basel) 2019; 11:E1107. [PMID: 31262010 PMCID: PMC6680841 DOI: 10.3390/polym11071107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2019] [Revised: 06/16/2019] [Accepted: 06/28/2019] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
Abstract
Lamella-forming ABC triblock terpolymers are convenient building blocks for the synthesis of soft Janus nanoparticles (JNPs) by crosslinking the B domain that is "sandwiched" between A and C lamellae. Despite thorough synthetic variation of the B fraction to control the geometry of the sandwiched microphase, so far only Janus spheres, cylinders, and sheets have been obtained. In this combined theoretical and experimental work, we show that the blending of polybutadiene homopolymer (hPB) into lamella morphologies of polystyrene-block-polybutadiene-block-polymethylmethacrylate (SBM) triblock terpolymers allows the continuous tuning of the polybutadiene (PB) microphase. We systematically vary the volume fraction of hPB in the system, and we find in both experiments and simulations morphological transitions from PB-cylinders to perforated PB-lamellae and further to continuous PB-lamellae. Our simulations show that the hPB is distributed homogeneously in the PB microdomains. Through crosslinking of the PB domain and redispersion in a common solvent for all blocks, we separate the bulk morphologies into Janus cylinders, perforated Janus sheets, and Janus sheets. These studies suggest that more complex Janus nanostructures could be generated from ABC triblock terpolymers than previously expected.
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- Andrea Steinhaus
- Physical Chemistry and Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (CENIDE), University Duisburg-Essen, 47057 Duisburg, Germany
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- Institute of Physics, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Staudingerweg 7, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Institute of Physics, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Staudingerweg 7, 55128 Mainz, Germany.
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- Physical Chemistry and Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (CENIDE), University Duisburg-Essen, 47057 Duisburg, Germany.
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- Xiaolian Qiang
- Physical Chemistry and Center for Nanointegration (CENIDE)University of Duisburg-Essen 47057 Duisburg Germany
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- Physical Chemistry and Center for Nanointegration (CENIDE)University of Duisburg-Essen 47057 Duisburg Germany
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- Physical Chemistry and Center for Nanointegration (CENIDE)University of Duisburg-Essen 47057 Duisburg Germany
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- Physical Chemistry and Center for Nanointegration (CENIDE)University of Duisburg-Essen 47057 Duisburg Germany
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Qiang X, Steinhaus A, Chen C, Chakroun R, Gröschel AH. Template‐Free Synthesis and Selective Filling of Janus Nanocups. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019; 58:7122-7126. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201814014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2018] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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- Xiaolian Qiang
- Physical Chemistry and Center for Nanointegration (CENIDE)University of Duisburg Essen Carl-Benz-Strasse 199 47057 Duisburg Germany
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- Physical Chemistry and Center for Nanointegration (CENIDE)University of Duisburg Essen Carl-Benz-Strasse 199 47057 Duisburg Germany
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- Physical Chemistry and Center for Nanointegration (CENIDE)University of Duisburg Essen Carl-Benz-Strasse 199 47057 Duisburg Germany
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- Physical Chemistry and Center for Nanointegration (CENIDE)University of Duisburg Essen Carl-Benz-Strasse 199 47057 Duisburg Germany
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- Physical Chemistry and Center for Nanointegration (CENIDE)University of Duisburg Essen Carl-Benz-Strasse 199 47057 Duisburg Germany
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Zhu H, Wang X, Cui Y, Cai J, Tian F, Wang J, Qiu H. Blooming of Block Copolymer Micelles into Complex Nanostructures on a Surface. Macromolecules 2019. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.9b00197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Hongyan Zhu
- Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
- University of
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- University of
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
- Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Zhangjiang Lab, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201204, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
- Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Zhangjiang Lab, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201204, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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Qiang X, Steinhaus A, Chen C, Chakroun R, Gröschel AH. Templat‐freie Synthese und selektive Befüllung von Janus‐Nanocups. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201814014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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- Xiaolian Qiang
- Physikalische Chemie und Center for Nanointegration (CENIDE)Universität Duisburg-Essen Carl-Benz-Straße 199 47057 Duisburg Deutschland
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- Physikalische Chemie und Center for Nanointegration (CENIDE)Universität Duisburg-Essen Carl-Benz-Straße 199 47057 Duisburg Deutschland
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- Physikalische Chemie und Center for Nanointegration (CENIDE)Universität Duisburg-Essen Carl-Benz-Straße 199 47057 Duisburg Deutschland
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- Physikalische Chemie und Center for Nanointegration (CENIDE)Universität Duisburg-Essen Carl-Benz-Straße 199 47057 Duisburg Deutschland
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- Physikalische Chemie und Center for Nanointegration (CENIDE)Universität Duisburg-Essen Carl-Benz-Straße 199 47057 Duisburg Deutschland
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Hofman A, Terzic I, Stuart MCA, ten Brinke G, Loos K. Hierarchical Self-Assembly of Supramolecular Double-Comb Triblock Terpolymers. ACS Macro Lett 2018; 7:1168-1173. [PMID: 30356968 PMCID: PMC6195812 DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.8b00570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2018] [Accepted: 09/06/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Involving supramolecular chemistry in self-assembling block copolymer systems enables design of macromolecular architectures that are challenging to obtain through conventional all-covalent routes. In this work we present supramolecular double-comb triblock terpolymers in which both outer blocks are able to interact with a surfactant via hydrogen bonding and thereby form a comb-shaped architecture upon complexation. While the neat triblock terpolymer only formed a triple lamellar morphology, multiple hierarchical structures were observed in these supramolecular comb-coil-comb triblock terpolymers by simply adjusting the surfactant concentration. Structures included spheres on tetragonally packed cylinders-in-lamellae and spheres on double parallel lamellae-in-lamellae, as evidenced by electron microscopy and X-ray scattering. Incorporation of a middle coil block thus allowed an even higher macromolecular complexity than the previously reported double-comb diblock copolymers.
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- Anton
H. Hofman
- Macromolecular
Chemistry and New Polymeric Materials, Zernike Institute for Advanced
Materials, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Macromolecular
Chemistry and New Polymeric Materials, Zernike Institute for Advanced
Materials, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Stratingh
Institute for Chemistry, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands
- Electron
Microscopy Group, Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology
Institute, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 7, 9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Macromolecular
Chemistry and New Polymeric Materials, Zernike Institute for Advanced
Materials, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Macromolecular
Chemistry and New Polymeric Materials, Zernike Institute for Advanced
Materials, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands
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Martin L, Irusta L, González A, Tercjak A, Kortaberria G. Nanostructure development in polystyrene- b
-polybutadiene- b
-poly(methyl methacrylate) (SBM) thin films by atomic force microscopy: Effect of copolymer composition and solvent. POLYM ENG SCI 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/pen.24589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Loli Martin
- Macrobehavior-Mesostructure-Nanotechnology General Research Service (SGIker); University of the Basque Country (UPV-EHU); Donostia-San Sebastián 20018 Spain
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- POLYMAT, Department of Polymer Science and Technology; University of the Basque Country (UPV-EHU); Donostia-San Sebastián 20080 Spain
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- POLYMAT, Department of Polymer Science and Technology; University of the Basque Country (UPV-EHU); Donostia-San Sebastián 20080 Spain
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- Materials + Technologies' Group; University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU); Donostia 20018 Spain
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- Materials + Technologies' Group; University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU); Donostia 20018 Spain
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Konishcheva E, Daubian D, Gaitzsch J, Meier W. Synthesis of Linear ABC Triblock Copolymers and Their Self-Assembly in Solution. Helv Chim Acta 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/hlca.201700287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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- Evgeniia Konishcheva
- Department of Physical Chemistry; University of Basel; Mattenstrasse 24a, BPR 1096 4058 Basel Switzerland
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- Department of Physical Chemistry; University of Basel; Mattenstrasse 24a, BPR 1096 4058 Basel Switzerland
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- Department of Physical Chemistry; University of Basel; Mattenstrasse 24a, BPR 1096 4058 Basel Switzerland
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- Department of Physical Chemistry; University of Basel; Mattenstrasse 24a, BPR 1096 4058 Basel Switzerland
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González-Pizarro DA, Soto-Figueroa C, Rodríguez-Hidalgo MDR, Vicente L. Mesoscopic study of the ternary phase diagram of the PS-PB-PtBMA triblock copolymer: modification of the phase structure by the composition effect. SOFT MATTER 2018; 14:508-520. [PMID: 29265165 DOI: 10.1039/c7sm02132a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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We explored in detail the ordered nanostructures and the ternary phase diagram of the polystyrene-polybutadiene-poly(tert-butyl methacrylate) (PS-PB-PtBMA) triblock copolymer via dissipative particle dynamics (DPD) simulations and coarse-grained models. The mesoscopic simulations show that the PS-PB-PtBMA copolymer in the bulk state can generate eight equilibrium phase regions with well-defined morphologies such as core-shell variations of spheres, cylinders, perforated layers, lamellar, gyroid, as well as cylinder-in-lamella, spheres-in-lamella, and cylinders in hexagonal lattice. The ordered phases exhibit high dependence on the chemical nature and volume fraction, thus portraying specific composition regions with high thermodynamic stability over a ternary phase diagram. The ternary phase diagram, including all equilibrium and metastable nanostructures detected, is described, and analysed in this work in detail. Finally, our dynamic simulation outcomes agree with experimental results. Our aim is to contribute to the understanding of the relationship between block volume fractions and bulk morphologies in ternary polymer systems.
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- David Alfredo González-Pizarro
- Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua, Circuito Universitario s/n, Nuevo Campus Universitario, C.P. 31125, Chihuahua, Mexico
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Hofman AH, ten Brinke G, Loos K. Asymmetric supramolecular double-comb diblock copolymers: From plasticization, to confined crystallization, to breakout. POLYMER 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2017.05.057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Wang RY, Wang XY, Fan B, Xu JT, Fan ZQ. Microphase separation and crystallization behaviors of bi-phased triblock terpolymers with a competitively dissolved middle block. POLYMER 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2017.04.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Irregular polystyrene peroxides – a promising macroinitiators synthesized by radical polymerization under oxygen inflow. Eur Polym J 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2017.02.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Qi Y, Li B, Wang Y, Huang Y. Synthesis and sequence-controlled self-assembly of amphiphilic triblock copolymers based on functional poly(ethylene glycol). Polym Chem 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c7py01680h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Given the increasing prosperity of multifunctional poly(ethylene glycol) (mf-PEG), an amphiphilic triblock copolymer, poly(ethylene glycol)-block-poly(ε-caprolactone)-block-poly(allyl glycidyl ether) (mPEG-PCL-PAGE), was synthesized by a combination of living ring-opening polymerization (ROP) and click chemistry.
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- Yanxin Qi
- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry
- Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Changchun
- PR China
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of Southern California
- Los Angeles
- USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry
- Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Changchun
- PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry
- Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Changchun
- PR China
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Hiekkataipale P, Löbling TI, Poutanen M, Priimagi A, Abetz V, Ikkala O, Gröschel AH. Controlling the shape of Janus nanostructures through supramolecular modification of ABC terpolymer bulk morphologies. POLYMER 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2016.05.076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Hofman AH, ten Brinke G, Loos K. Hierarchical structure formation in supramolecular comb-shaped block copolymers. POLYMER 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2016.08.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Hofman AH, Reza M, Ruokolainen J, Ten Brinke G, Loos K. Hierarchical Layer Engineering Using Supramolecular Double-Comb Diblock Copolymers. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2016; 55:13081-13085. [PMID: 27633842 PMCID: PMC5113798 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201606890] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2016] [Revised: 08/17/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The formation of unusual multilayered parallel lamellae-in-lamellae in symmetric supramolecular double-comb diblock copolymers is presented. While keeping the concentration of surfactant fixed, the number of internal layers was found to increase with molecular weight M up to 34 for the largest block copolymer. The number of internal structures n was established to scale as M0.67 and therefore enables easy design of such structures with great precision.
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- Anton H Hofman
- Macromolecular Chemistry & New Polymeric Materials, Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Applied Physics, Aalto University, P.O. Box 11100, FI-00076, Aalto, Finland
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- Department of Applied Physics, Aalto University, P.O. Box 11100, FI-00076, Aalto, Finland
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- Macromolecular Chemistry & New Polymeric Materials, Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG, Groningen, The Netherlands.
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- Macromolecular Chemistry & New Polymeric Materials, Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG, Groningen, The Netherlands.
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Hofman AH, Reza M, Ruokolainen J, ten Brinke G, Loos K. Hierarchical Layer Engineering Using Supramolecular Double-Comb Diblock Copolymers. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201606890] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Anton H. Hofman
- Macromolecular Chemistry & New Polymeric Materials; Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials; University of Groningen; Nijenborgh 4 9747 AG Groningen The Netherlands
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- Department of Applied Physics; Aalto University; P.O. Box 11100 FI-00076 Aalto Finland
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- Department of Applied Physics; Aalto University; P.O. Box 11100 FI-00076 Aalto Finland
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- Macromolecular Chemistry & New Polymeric Materials; Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials; University of Groningen; Nijenborgh 4 9747 AG Groningen The Netherlands
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- Macromolecular Chemistry & New Polymeric Materials; Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials; University of Groningen; Nijenborgh 4 9747 AG Groningen The Netherlands
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Schultz AR, Chen M, Fahs GB, Moore RB, Long TE. Living anionic polymerization of 4‐diphenylphosphino styrene for
ABC
triblock copolymers. POLYM INT 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/pi.5253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Alison R Schultz
- Macromolecules Innovation Institute, Department of Chemistry Virginia Tech Blacksburg VA 24061 USA
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- Macromolecules Innovation Institute, Department of Chemistry Virginia Tech Blacksburg VA 24061 USA
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- Macromolecules Innovation Institute, Department of Chemistry Virginia Tech Blacksburg VA 24061 USA
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- Macromolecules Innovation Institute, Department of Chemistry Virginia Tech Blacksburg VA 24061 USA
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- Macromolecules Innovation Institute, Department of Chemistry Virginia Tech Blacksburg VA 24061 USA
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Morphologies and phase diagrams of ABC star triblock copolymers in cylindrical nanotubes with homogenous and patterned surfaces. POLYMER 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2016.03.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Löbling TI, Borisov O, Haataja JS, Ikkala O, Gröschel AH, Müller AHE. Rational design of ABC triblock terpolymer solution nanostructures with controlled patch morphology. Nat Commun 2016; 7:12097. [PMID: 27352897 PMCID: PMC4931329 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms12097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2016] [Accepted: 05/31/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Block copolymers self-assemble into a variety of nanostructures that are relevant for science and technology. While the assembly of diblock copolymers is largely understood, predicting the solution assembly of triblock terpolymers remains challenging due to complex interplay of block/block and block/solvent interactions. Here we provide guidelines for the self-assembly of linear ABC triblock terpolymers into a large variety of multicompartment nanostructures with C corona and A/B cores. The ratio of block lengths NC/NA thereby controls micelle geometry to spheres, cylinders, bilayer sheets and vesicles. The insoluble blocks then microphase separate to core A and surface patch B, where NB controls the patch morphology to spherical, cylindrical, bicontinuous and lamellar. The independent control over both parameters allows constructing combinatorial libraries of unprecedented solution nanostructures, including spheres-on-cylinders/sheets/vesicles, cylinders-on-sheets/vesicles, and sheets/vesicles with bicontinuous or lamellar membrane morphology (patchy polymersomes). The derived parameters provide a logical toolbox towards complex self-assemblies for soft matter nanotechnologies.
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- Tina I. Löbling
- Macromolecular Chemistry II, University of Bayreuth, D-95440 Bayreuth, Germany
- Department of Applied Physics, Aalto University School of Science, FIN-02150 Espoo, Finland
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- Institut Pluridisciplinaire de Recherche sur l'Environnement et les Matériaux UMR 5254 CNRS/UPPA, F-64053 Pau, France
- Institute of Macromolecular Compounds, Russian Academy of Sciences, 199004 St Petersburg, Russia
- St Petersburg State Polytechnic University, 195251 St Petersburg, Russia
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- Department of Applied Physics, Aalto University School of Science, FIN-02150 Espoo, Finland
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- Department of Applied Physics, Aalto University School of Science, FIN-02150 Espoo, Finland
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- Department of Applied Physics, Aalto University School of Science, FIN-02150 Espoo, Finland
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
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Barandiaran I, Kortaberria G. Magnetic nanocomposites based on poly(styrene- b -butadiene- b -methyl methacrylate) and modified Fe 2 O 3 nanoparticles. Eur Polym J 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2016.03.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Polymeropoulos G, Zapsas G, Hadjichristidis N, Avgeropoulos A. Synthesis and Self-Assembly of Amphiphilic Triblock Terpolymers with Complex Macromolecular Architecture. ACS Macro Lett 2015; 4:1392-1397. [PMID: 35614789 DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.5b00795] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Two star triblock terpolymers (PS-b-P2VP-b-PEO)3 and one dendritic-like terpolymer [PS-b-P2VP-b-(PEO)2]3 of PS (polystyrene), P2VP (poly(2-vinylpyridine)), and PEO (poly(ethylene oxide)), never reported before, were synthesized by combining atom transfer radical and anionic polymerizations. The synthesis involves the transformation of the -Br groups of the previously reported Br-terminated 3-arm star diblock copolymers to one or two -OH groups, followed by anionic polymerization of ethylene oxide to afford the star or dendritic structure, respectively. The well-defined structure of the terpolymers was confirmed by static light scattering, size exclusion chromatography, and NMR spectroscopy. The self-assembly in solution and the morphology in bulk of the terpolymers, studied by dynamic light scattering and transmission electron microscopy, respectively, reveal new insights in the phase separation of these materials with complex macromolecular architecture.
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- George Polymeropoulos
- Department
of Materials Science Engineering, University of Ioannina, University
Campus-Dourouti, 45110 Ioannina, Greece
- King
Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Physical Sciences
and Engineering Division, KAUST Catalysis Center, Polymer Synthesis Laboratory, Thuwal, 23955, Saudi Arabia
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- Department
of Materials Science Engineering, University of Ioannina, University
Campus-Dourouti, 45110 Ioannina, Greece
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- King
Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Physical Sciences
and Engineering Division, KAUST Catalysis Center, Polymer Synthesis Laboratory, Thuwal, 23955, Saudi Arabia
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- Department
of Materials Science Engineering, University of Ioannina, University
Campus-Dourouti, 45110 Ioannina, Greece
- King
Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Physical Sciences
and Engineering Division, KAUST Catalysis Center, Polymer Synthesis Laboratory, Thuwal, 23955, Saudi Arabia
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Tsarevsky NV. Introduction to the special issue of Polymer on “Macromolecular Engineering” dedicated to Professor Krzysztof Matyjaszewski on the occasion of his 65th birthday. POLYMER 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2015.07.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Gröschel AH, Müller AHE. Self-assembly concepts for multicompartment nanostructures. NANOSCALE 2015; 7:11841-76. [PMID: 26123217 DOI: 10.1039/c5nr02448j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 236] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
Abstract
Compartmentalization is ubiquitous to many biological and artificial systems, be it for the separate storage of incompatible matter or to isolate transport processes. Advancements in the synthesis of sequential block copolymers offer a variety of tools to replicate natural design principles with tailor-made soft matter for the precise spatial separation of functionalities on multiple length scales. Here, we review recent trends in the self-assembly of amphiphilic block copolymers to multicompartment nanostructures (MCNs) under (semi-)dilute conditions, with special emphasis on ABC triblock terpolymers. The intrinsic immiscibility of connected blocks induces short-range repulsion into discrete nano-domains stabilized by a third, soluble block or molecular additive. Polymer blocks can be synthesized from an arsenal of functional monomers directing self-assembly through packing frustration or response to various fields. The mobility in solution further allows the manipulation of self-assembly processes into specific directions by clever choice of environmental conditions. This review focuses on practical concepts that direct self-assembly into predictable nanostructures, while narrowing particle dispersity with respect to size, shape and internal morphology. The growing understanding of underlying self-assembly mechanisms expands the number of experimental concepts providing the means to target and manipulate progressively complex superstructures.
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Affiliation(s)
- André H Gröschel
- Molecular Materials, Department of Applied Physics, Aalto University School of Science, FIN-00076 Aalto, Espoo, Finland.
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