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Liu L, Meng X, Li M, Chu Z, Tong Z. Regulation of Two-Dimensional Platelet Micelles with Tunable Core Composition Distribution via Coassembly Seeded Growth Approach. ACS Macro Lett 2024; 13:542-549. [PMID: 38629823 DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.4c00124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2024]
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Seeded growth termed "living" crystallization-driven self-assembly (CDSA) has been identified as a powerful method to create one- or two-dimensional nanoparticles. Epitaxial crystallization is usually regarded as the growth mechanism for the formation of uniform micelles. From this perspective, the unimer depositing rate is largely related to the crystallization temperature, which is a key factor to determine the crystallization rate and regulate the core composition distribution among nanoparticles. In the present work, the coassembly of two distinct crystallizable polymers is explored in detail in a one-pot seeded growth protocol. Results have shown that polylactone containing a larger number of methylene groups (-CH2-) in their repeating units such as poly(η-octalactone) (POL) has a faster crystallization rate compared to poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL) with a smaller number of -CH2- at ambient temperature (25 °C), thus a block or blocky platelet structure with heterogeneous composition distribution is formed. In contrast, when the crystallization temperature decreases to 4 °C, the difference of crystallization rate between both cores become negligible. Consequently, a completely random component distribution within 2D platelets is observed. Moreover, we also reveal that the core component of seed micelles is also paramount for the coassembly seeded growth, and a unique structure of flower-like platelet micelle is created from the coassembly of PCL/POL using POL core-forming seeds. This study on the formation of platelet micelles by one-pot seeded growth using two crystallizable components offers a considerable scope for the design of 2D polymer nanomaterials with a controlled core component distribution.
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- Liping Liu
- School of Materials Science and Engineering and Institute of Smart Biomaterials, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering and Institute of Smart Biomaterials, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering and Institute of Smart Biomaterials, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering and Institute of Smart Biomaterials, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering and Institute of Smart Biomaterials, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, P. R. China
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Brisson ERL, Worthington MJH, Kerai S, Müllner M. Nanoscale polymer discs, toroids and platelets: a survey of their syntheses and potential applications. Chem Soc Rev 2024; 53:1984-2021. [PMID: 38173417 DOI: 10.1039/d1cs01114f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2024]
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Polymer self-assembly has become a reliable and versatile workhorse to produce polymeric nanomaterials. With appropriate polymer design and monomer selection, polymers can assemble into shapes and morphologies beyond well-studied spherical and cylindrical micellar structures. Steadfast access to anisotropic polymer nanoparticles has meant that the fabrication and application of 2D soft matter has received increasing attention in recent years. In this review, we focus on nanoscale polymer discs, toroids, and platelets: three morphologies that are often interrelated and made from similar starting materials or common intermediates. For each morphology, we illustrate design rules, and group and discuss commonly used self-assembly strategies. We further highlight polymer compositions, fundamental principles and self-assembly conditions that enable precision in bottom-up fabrication strategies. Finally, we summarise potential applications of such nanomaterials, especially in the context of biomedical research and template chemistry and elaborate on future endeavours in this space.
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- Emma R L Brisson
- Key Centre for Polymers and Colloids, School of Chemistry, The University of Sydney, Sydney 2006 NSW, Australia.
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- Key Centre for Polymers and Colloids, School of Chemistry, The University of Sydney, Sydney 2006 NSW, Australia.
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- Key Centre for Polymers and Colloids, School of Chemistry, The University of Sydney, Sydney 2006 NSW, Australia.
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- Key Centre for Polymers and Colloids, School of Chemistry, The University of Sydney, Sydney 2006 NSW, Australia.
- The University of Sydney Nano Institute (Sydney Nano), The University of Sydney, Sydney 2006 NSW, Australia
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Zhang P, Ladelta V, Abou-Hamad E, Müller AJ, Hadjichristidis N. Catalyst switch strategy enabled a single polymer with five different crystalline phases. Nat Commun 2023; 14:7559. [PMID: 37985766 PMCID: PMC10662249 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-42955-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2023] [Accepted: 10/26/2023] [Indexed: 11/22/2023] Open
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Well-defined multicrystalline multiblock polymers are essential model polymers for advancing crystallization physics, phase separation, self-assembly, and improving the mechanical properties of materials. However, due to different chain properties and incompatible synthetic methodologies, multicrystalline multiblock polymers with more than two crystallites are rarely reported. Herein, by combining polyhomologation, ring-opening polymerization, and catalyst switch strategy, we synthesized a pentacrystalline pentablock quintopolymer, polyethylene-b-poly(ethylene oxide)-b-poly(ε-caprolactone)-b-poly(L-lactide)-b-polyglycolide (PE-b-PEO-b-PCL-b-PLLA-b-PGA). The fluoroalcohol-assisted catalyst switch enables the successful incorporation of a high melting point polyglycolide block into the complex multiblock structure. Solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, and differential scanning calorimetry revealed the existence of five different crystalline phases.
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- Pengfei Zhang
- Polymer Synthesis Laboratory, KAUST Catalysis Center, Chemistry Program, Physical Sciences and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, 23955, Saudi Arabia
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- Polymer Synthesis Laboratory, KAUST Catalysis Center, Chemistry Program, Physical Sciences and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, 23955, Saudi Arabia
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- Imaging and Characterization Core Lab, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, 23955, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Polymers and Advanced Materials, Physics, Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 3, 20018, Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain
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- Polymer Synthesis Laboratory, KAUST Catalysis Center, Chemistry Program, Physical Sciences and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, 23955, Saudi Arabia.
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Li B, Hu C, Pang X, Chen X. Valence-variable Catalysts for Redox-controlled Switchable Ring-opening Polymerization. Chem Asian J 2023; 18:e202201031. [PMID: 36321213 DOI: 10.1002/asia.202201031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2022] [Revised: 10/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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As a representative class of sustainable polymer materials, biodegradable polymers have attracted increasing interest in recent years. Despite significant advance of related polymerization techniques, realizing high sequence-control and easy-handling in ring-opening (co)polymerizations still remains a central challenge. To this end, a promising solution is the development of valence-variable metal-based catalysts for redox-induced switchable polymerization of cyclic esters, cyclic ethers, epoxides, and CO2 . Through a valence-determined electron effect, the switch between different catalytically active states as well as dormant state contributes to convenient formation of polymer products with desired microstructures and various practical performances. This redox-controlled switchable strategy for controlled synthesis of polymers is overviewed in this Review with a focus on potential applications and challenges for further studies.
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- Bokun Li
- Key Laboratory of Polymer Ecomaterials, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 130022, Changchun, P. R. China.,University of Science and Technology of China, 230026, Hefei, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Polymer Ecomaterials, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 130022, Changchun, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Polymer Ecomaterials, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 130022, Changchun, P. R. China.,University of Science and Technology of China, 230026, Hefei, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Polymer Ecomaterials, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 130022, Changchun, P. R. China.,University of Science and Technology of China, 230026, Hefei, P. R. China
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Crystallization and polymorphic behaviour of melt miscible blends of crystalline homopolymers with close melting temperatures under confinement. POLYMER 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2022.125249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Nagarajan S, Li H, Woo EM, Chuang W, Tsai YW. Single Crystals Self‐Assembled to Sector‐Face Dendritic Aggregates by Synchrotron Microbeam X‐ray Analysis on Poly(ethylene succinate). MACROMOL CHEM PHYS 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/macp.202200114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Selvaraj Nagarajan
- Department of Chemical Engineering National Cheng Kung University Tainan 701 Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering National Cheng Kung University Tainan 701 Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering National Cheng Kung University Tainan 701 Taiwan
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center (NSRRC) 101 Hsin‐Ann Road Hsinchu 30076 Taiwan
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center (NSRRC) 101 Hsin‐Ann Road Hsinchu 30076 Taiwan
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Yang C, Li Z, Xu J. Single crystals and two‐dimensional crystalline assemblies of block copolymers. JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/pol.20210866] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Chen Yang
- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering Zhejiang University Hangzhou China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering Zhejiang University Hangzhou China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering Zhejiang University Hangzhou China
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Song S, Zhou H, Hicks G, Jiang J, Zhang Y, Manners I, Winnik MA. An Amphiphilic Corona-Forming Block Promotes Formation of a Variety of 2D Platelets via Crystallization-Driven Block Copolymer Self-Assembly. Macromolecules 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.1c01715] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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- Shaofei Song
- Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3H6, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3H6, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3H6, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3H6, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3H6, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia V8W 3V6, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3H6, Canada
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3E2, Canada
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Matxinandiarena E, Múgica A, Zubitur M, Ladelta V, Zapsas G, Cavallo D, Hadjichristidis N, Müller AJ. Crystallization and Morphology of Triple Crystalline Polyethylene- b-poly(ethylene oxide)- b-poly(ε-caprolactone) PE- b-PEO- b-PCL Triblock Terpolymers. Polymers (Basel) 2021; 13:polym13183133. [PMID: 34578032 PMCID: PMC8473441 DOI: 10.3390/polym13183133] [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: 09/02/2021] [Revised: 09/10/2021] [Accepted: 09/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The morphology and crystallization behavior of two triblock terpolymers of polymethylene, equivalent to polyethylene (PE), poly (ethylene oxide) (PEO), and poly (ε-caprolactone) (PCL) are studied: PE227.1-b-PEO4615.1-b-PCL3210.4 (T1) and PE379.5-b-PEO348.8-b-PCL297.6 (T2) (superscripts give number average molecular weights in kg/mol and subscripts composition in wt %). The three blocks are potentially crystallizable, and the triple crystalline nature of the samples is investigated. Polyhomologation (C1 polymerization), ring-opening polymerization, and catalyst-switch strategies were combined to synthesize the triblock terpolymers. In addition, the corresponding PE-b-PEO diblock copolymers and PE homopolymers were also analyzed. The crystallization sequence of the blocks was determined via three independent but complementary techniques: differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), in situ SAXS/WAXS (small angle X-ray scattering/wide angle X-ray scattering), and polarized light optical microscopy (PLOM). The two terpolymers (T1 and T2) are weakly phase segregated in the melt according to SAXS. DSC and WAXS results demonstrate that in both triblock terpolymers the crystallization process starts with the PE block, continues with the PCL block, and ends with the PEO block. Hence triple crystalline materials are obtained. The crystallization of the PCL and the PEO block is coincident (i.e., it overlaps); however, WAXS and PLOM experiments can identify both transitions. In addition, PLOM shows a spherulitic morphology for the PE homopolymer and the T1 precursor diblock copolymer, while the other systems appear as non-spherulitic or microspherulitic at the last stage of the crystallization process. The complicated crystallization of tricrystalline triblock terpolymers can only be fully grasped when DSC, WAXS, and PLOM experiments are combined. This knowledge is fundamental to tailor the properties of these complex but fascinating materials.
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- Eider Matxinandiarena
- POLYMAT and Department of Polymers and Advanced Materials: Physics, Chemistry and Technology, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Paseo Manuel Lardizábal 3, 20018 Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain; (E.M.); (A.M.)
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- POLYMAT and Department of Polymers and Advanced Materials: Physics, Chemistry and Technology, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Paseo Manuel Lardizábal 3, 20018 Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain; (E.M.); (A.M.)
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Plaza Europa 1, 20018 Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain;
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- Polymer Synthesis Laboratory, KAUST Catalysis Center, Physical Sciences and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955, Saudi Arabia; (V.L.); (G.Z.)
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- Polymer Synthesis Laboratory, KAUST Catalysis Center, Physical Sciences and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955, Saudi Arabia; (V.L.); (G.Z.)
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- Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Genova, via Dodecaneso 31, 16146 Genova, Italy;
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- Polymer Synthesis Laboratory, KAUST Catalysis Center, Physical Sciences and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955, Saudi Arabia; (V.L.); (G.Z.)
- Correspondence: (N.H.); (A.J.M.)
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- POLYMAT and Department of Polymers and Advanced Materials: Physics, Chemistry and Technology, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Paseo Manuel Lardizábal 3, 20018 Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain; (E.M.); (A.M.)
- Ikerbasque, Basque Foundation for Science, Plaza Euskadi 5, 48009 Bilbao, Spain
- Correspondence: (N.H.); (A.J.M.)
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Matxinandiarena E, Múgica A, Tercjak A, Ladelta V, Zapsas G, Hadjichristidis N, Cavallo D, Flores A, Müller AJ. Sequential Crystallization and Multicrystalline Morphology in PE- b-PEO- b-PCL- b-PLLA Tetrablock Quarterpolymers. Macromolecules 2021; 54:7244-7257. [PMID: 35663800 PMCID: PMC9159653 DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.1c01186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2021] [Revised: 07/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Abstract
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We
investigate for the first time the morphology and crystallization
of two novel tetrablock quarterpolymers of polyethylene (PE), poly(ethylene
oxide) (PEO), poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL), and poly(l-lactide) (PLLA) with four potentially crystallizable blocks: PE187.1-b-PEO3715.1-b-PCL2610.4-b-PLLA197.6 (Q1) and PE299.5-b-PEO268.8-b-PCL237.6-b-PLLA227.3 (Q2) (superscripts give number average molecular weights
in kg/mol, and subscripts give the composition in wt %). Their synthesis
was performed by a combination of polyhomologation (C1 polymerization)
and ring-opening polymerization techniques using a ″catalyst-switch″
strategy, either ″organocatalyst/metal catalyst switch″
(Q1 sample, 96% isotactic tetrads) or ″organocatalyst/organocatalyst
switch″ (Q2 sample, 84% isotactic tetrads). Their corresponding
precursors—triblock terpolymers PE-b-PEO-b-PCL, diblock copolymers PE-b-PEO, and
PE homopolymers—were also studied. Cooling and heating rates
from the melt at 20 °C/min were employed for most experiments:
differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), polarized light optical microscopy
(PLOM), in situ small-angle X-ray scattering/wide-angle
X-ray scattering (SAXS/WAXS), and atomic force microscopy (AFM). The
direct comparison of the results obtained with these different techniques
allows the precise identification of the crystallization sequence
of the blocks upon cooling from the melt. SAXS indicated that Q1 is
melt miscible, while Q2 is weakly segregated in the melt but breaks
out during crystallization. According to WAXS and DSC results, the
blocks follow a sequence as they crystallize: PLLA first, then PE,
then PCL, and finally PEO in the case of the Q1 quarterpolymer; in
Q2, the PLLA block is not able to crystallize due to its low isotacticity.
Although the temperatures at which the PEO and PCL blocks and the
PE and PLLA blocks crystallize overlap, the analysis of the intensity
changes measured by WAXS and PLOM experiments allows identifying each
of the crystallization processes. The quarterpolymer Q1 remarkably
self-assembles during crystallization into tetracrystalline banded
spherulites, where four types of different lamellae coexist. Nanostructural
features arising upon sequential crystallization are found to have
a relevant impact on the mechanical properties. Nanoindentation measurements
show that storage modulus and hardness of the Q1 quarterpolymer significantly
deviate from those of the stiff PE and PLLA blocks, approaching typical
values of compliant PEO and PCL. Results are mainly attributed to
the low crystallinity of the PE and PLLA blocks. Moreover, the Q2
copolymer exhibits inferior mechanical properties than Q1, and this
can be related to the PE block within Q1 that has thinner crystal
lamellae according to its much lower melting point.
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Affiliation(s)
- Eider Matxinandiarena
- POLYMAT and Department of Polymers and Advanced Materials: Physics, Chemistry and Technology, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Paseo Manuel Lardizábal 3, 20018 Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain
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- POLYMAT and Department of Polymers and Advanced Materials: Physics, Chemistry and Technology, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Paseo Manuel Lardizábal 3, 20018 Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain
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- Group ‘Materials + Technologies’, Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of the Basque Country, UPV/EHU, Plaza Europa 1, 20018 Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain
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- Polymer Synthesis Laboratory, KAUST Catalysis Center, Physical Sciences and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- Polymer Synthesis Laboratory, KAUST Catalysis Center, Physical Sciences and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- Polymer Synthesis Laboratory, KAUST Catalysis Center, Physical Sciences and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Genova, via Dodecaneso 31, 16146 Genova, Italy
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- Polymer Physics, Elastomers and Applications Energy, Institute of Polymer Science and Technology (ICTP-CSIC), Juan de la Cierva 3, 28006 Madrid, Spain
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- POLYMAT and Department of Polymers and Advanced Materials: Physics, Chemistry and Technology, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Paseo Manuel Lardizábal 3, 20018 Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain
- Ikerbasque, Basque Foundation for Science, Plaza Euskadi 5, 48009 Bilbao, Spain
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Zhao Y, Zhu B, Xu H, Du F, Lei F, Tan X, Zhou J. Temperature-induced structural changes of biocompatible crystallizable rosin polymer in solution and hydrogel. J Mol Liq 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2020.114512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Shang X, Yin Y, Chen S, Zhu M, Zhai D, Liu X, Peng J. Unravelling the Correlation between Microphase Separation and Cocrystallization in Thiophene-Selenophene Block Copolymers for Organic Field-Effect Transistors. Macromolecules 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.0c01395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Xin Shang
- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, P. R. China
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Zhang TY, Guo XS, Zhang ZK, Xu JT, Fan ZQ. Solution-grown composite single crystals of poly(L-lactic acid)-b-polystyrene block copolymers and poly(L-lactic acid) homopolymers. POLYMER 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2020.122979] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Qi R, Zhu Y, Han L, Wang M, He F. Rectangular Platelet Micelles with Controlled Aspect Ratio by Hierarchical Self-Assembly of Poly(3-hexylthiophene)-b-poly(ethylene glycol). Macromolecules 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.0c01092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Rui Qi
- Shenzhen Grubbs Institute and Department of Chemistry, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Shenzhen Grubbs Institute and Department of Chemistry, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Shenzhen Grubbs Institute and Department of Chemistry, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Shenzhen Grubbs Institute and Department of Chemistry, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Shenzhen Grubbs Institute and Department of Chemistry, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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Tower CW, Allen K, Carandang A, Van Horn RM. Solubility considerations in relative block crystallization and morphology of PEO‐
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‐PCL films. POLYMER CRYSTALLIZATION 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/pcr2.10107] [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)
- Cole W. Tower
- Department of Chemistry Allegheny College Meadville Pennsylvania
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- Department of Chemistry Allegheny College Meadville Pennsylvania
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- Department of Chemistry Allegheny College Meadville Pennsylvania
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Lafayette College Easton Pennsylvania
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Ianiro A, Chi M, Hendrix MMRM, Koç AV, Eren ED, Sztucki M, Petukhov AV, de With G, Esteves ACC, Tuinier R. Block copolymer hierarchical structures from the interplay of multiple assembly pathways. Polym Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/d0py00081g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
Abstract
Structurally complex hierarchical block copolymer assemblies can be formed in solution by controlling the interplay of phase separation, crystallization and block segregation with temperature.
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- Alessandro Ianiro
- Laboratory of Physical Chemistry
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry
- Eindhoven University of Technology
- 5600 MB Eindhoven
- The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Physical Chemistry
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry
- Eindhoven University of Technology
- 5600 MB Eindhoven
- The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Physical Chemistry
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry
- Eindhoven University of Technology
- 5600 MB Eindhoven
- The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Physical Chemistry
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry
- Eindhoven University of Technology
- 5600 MB Eindhoven
- The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Physical Chemistry
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry
- Eindhoven University of Technology
- 5600 MB Eindhoven
- The Netherlands
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- Van ‘t Hoff Laboratory for Physical and Colloid Chemistry
- Department of Chemistry and Debye Institute
- Utrecht University
- Utrecht
- The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Physical Chemistry
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry
- Eindhoven University of Technology
- 5600 MB Eindhoven
- The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Physical Chemistry
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry
- Eindhoven University of Technology
- 5600 MB Eindhoven
- The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Physical Chemistry
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry
- Eindhoven University of Technology
- 5600 MB Eindhoven
- The Netherlands
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Ladelta V, Zapsas G, Abou‐hamad E, Gnanou Y, Hadjichristidis N. Tetracrystalline Tetrablock Quarterpolymers: Four Different Crystallites under the Same Roof. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201908688] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Viko Ladelta
- Polymer Synthesis LaboratoryKAUST Catalysis CenterPhysical Sciences and Engineering DivisionKing Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) Thuwal 23955 Saudi Arabia
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- Polymer Synthesis LaboratoryKAUST Catalysis CenterPhysical Sciences and Engineering DivisionKing Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) Thuwal 23955 Saudi Arabia
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- Imaging and Characterization Core LabKing Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) Thuwal 23955 Saudi Arabia
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- Physical Sciences and Engineering DivisionKing Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) Thuwal 23955 Saudi Arabia
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- Polymer Synthesis LaboratoryKAUST Catalysis CenterPhysical Sciences and Engineering DivisionKing Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) Thuwal 23955 Saudi Arabia
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Ladelta V, Zapsas G, Abou-Hamad E, Gnanou Y, Hadjichristidis N. Tetracrystalline Tetrablock Quarterpolymers: Four Different Crystallites under the Same Roof. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019; 58:16267-16274. [PMID: 31448860 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201908688] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2019] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Multicrystalline block polymers having three or more crystalline segments are essential materials for the advancement of physics in the field of crystallinity. The challenging synthesis of multicrystalline polymers has resulted in only a limited number of tricrystalline terpolymers having been reported to date. We report, for the first time, the synthesis of polyethylene-b-poly(ethylene oxide)-b-poly(ϵ-caprolactone)-b-poly(l-lactide) (PE-b-PEO-b-PCL-b-PLLA), a tetracrystalline tetrablock quarterpolymer, by combining polyhomologation, ring-opening polymerization, and an organic/metal "catalyst switch" strategy. 1 H NMR spectroscopy and gel-permeation chromatography confirmed the formation of the tetrablock quarterpolymer, while differential scanning calorimetry, X-ray diffraction, and wide-line separation solid-state NMR spectroscopy revealed the existence of four different crystalline domains.
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- Viko Ladelta
- Polymer Synthesis Laboratory, KAUST Catalysis Center, Physical Sciences and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, 23955, Saudi Arabia
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- Polymer Synthesis Laboratory, KAUST Catalysis Center, Physical Sciences and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, 23955, Saudi Arabia
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- Imaging and Characterization Core Lab, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, 23955, Saudi Arabia
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- Physical Sciences and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, 23955, Saudi Arabia
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- Polymer Synthesis Laboratory, KAUST Catalysis Center, Physical Sciences and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, 23955, Saudi Arabia
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Zhao Y, Zou M, Liao H, Du F, Lei F, Tan X, Zhang J, Huang Q, Zhou J. Crystallization and Temperature Driven Morphological Evolution of Bio-based Polyethylene Glycol-acrylic Rosin Polymer. Polymers (Basel) 2019; 11:E1684. [PMID: 31618907 PMCID: PMC6835602 DOI: 10.3390/polym11101684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2019] [Revised: 10/07/2019] [Accepted: 10/12/2019] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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In this work, the morphological and conformational evolution of bio-based polyethylene glycol (PEG)-acrylic rosin polymer in water was studied by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), polarized optical microscopy (POM), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Rayleigh light scattering (RLS) and dynamic light scattering (DLS) techniques during a heating and cooling cycle. When the concentration was higher than the critical micelle concentration (CMC), a reversible transformation process, i.e. from micelle to irregular lamella aggregations, was detected. As the concentration was equal to or below the CMC, individual unimers aggregated into needle-shaped crystals composed of acrylic rosin crystalline core in the heating run. The crystallization of acrylic rosin blocks acted as seeds and thus, in the subsequent cooling process, the PEG corona crystallized into the cube-shaped crystals. The cytotoxicity assay showed the biocompatibility of bio-based polyethylene glycol-acrylic rosin polymer. This has great potential in the application of drug delivery and release triggered by temperature.
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- Yanzhi Zhao
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University for Nationalities, Nanning 530006, China.
- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Chemistry and Engineering of Forest Products, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University for Nationalities, Nanning 530006, China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University for Nationalities, Nanning 530006, China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University for Nationalities, Nanning 530006, China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University for Nationalities, Nanning 530006, China.
- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Chemistry and Engineering of Forest Products, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University for Nationalities, Nanning 530006, China.
- Key Laboratory of Guangxi Colleges and Universities for Food Safety and Pharmaceutical Analytical Chemistry, Guangxi University for Nationalities, Nanning 530006, China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University for Nationalities, Nanning 530006, China.
- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Chemistry and Engineering of Forest Products, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University for Nationalities, Nanning 530006, China.
- Key Laboratory of Guangxi Colleges and Universities for Food Safety and Pharmaceutical Analytical Chemistry, Guangxi University for Nationalities, Nanning 530006, China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University for Nationalities, Nanning 530006, China.
- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Chemistry and Engineering of Forest Products, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University for Nationalities, Nanning 530006, China.
- Key Laboratory of Guangxi Colleges and Universities for Food Safety and Pharmaceutical Analytical Chemistry, Guangxi University for Nationalities, Nanning 530006, China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University for Nationalities, Nanning 530006, China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University for Nationalities, Nanning 530006, China.
- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Chemistry and Engineering of Forest Products, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University for Nationalities, Nanning 530006, China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University for Nationalities, Nanning 530006, China.
- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Chemistry and Engineering of Forest Products, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University for Nationalities, Nanning 530006, China.
- Key Laboratory of Guangxi Colleges and Universities for Food Safety and Pharmaceutical Analytical Chemistry, Guangxi University for Nationalities, Nanning 530006, China.
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Mu D, Li JQ, Cong XS, Zhang H. Mesoscopic Detection of the Influence of a Third Component on the Self-Assembly Structure of A 2B Star Copolymer in Thin Films. Polymers (Basel) 2019; 11:E1636. [PMID: 31658618 PMCID: PMC6835291 DOI: 10.3390/polym11101636] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2019] [Revised: 10/04/2019] [Accepted: 10/08/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The most common self-assembly structure for A2B copolymer is the micellar structure with B/A segments being the core/corona, which greatly limits its application range. Following the principle of structure deciding the properties, a reformation in the molecular structure of A2B copolymer is made by appending three segments of a third component C with the same length to the three arms, resulting (AC)2CB 3-miktoarm star terpolymer. A reverse micellar structure in self-assembly is expected by regulating the C length and the pairwise repulsive strength of C to A/B, aiming to enrich its application range. Keeping both A and B lengths unchanged, when the repulsion strength of C to A is much stronger than C to B, from the results of mesoscopic simulations we found, with a progressive increase in C length, (AC)2CB terpolymer undergoes a transition in self-assembled structures, from a cylindrical structure with B component as the core, then to a deformed lamellar structure, and finally to a cylindrical structure with A component as the core. This reverse micellar structure is formed with the assistance of appended C segments, whose length is longer than half of B length, enhancing the flexibility of three arms, and further facilitating the aggregation of A component into the core. These results prove that the addition of a third component is a rational molecular design, in conjunction with some relevant parameters, enables the manufacturing of the desired self-assembly structure while avoiding excessive changes in the involved factors.
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- Dan Mu
- College of Chemistry Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Zaozhuang University, Zaozhuang 277160, China.
- Advanced Photonics Center, Southeast University, 2# Sipailou, Nanjing 210096, China.
- Zaozhuang Key Laboratory of Functional Materials, Zaozhuang 277160, China.
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- Opto-Electronic Engineering College, Zaozhuang University, Zaozhuang 277160, China.
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- College of Chemistry Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Zaozhuang University, Zaozhuang 277160, China.
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- College of Chemistry Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Zaozhuang University, Zaozhuang 277160, China.
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Palacios JK, Liu G, Wang D, Hadjichristidis N, Müller AJ. Generating Triple Crystalline Superstructures in Melt Miscible PEO‐
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‐PCL‐
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‐PLLA Triblock Terpolymers by Controlling Thermal History and Sequential Crystallization. MACROMOL CHEM PHYS 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/macp.201900292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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- Jordana K. Palacios
- POLYMAT and Polymer Science and Technology DepartmentFaculty of ChemistryUniversity of the Basque Country UPV/EHU Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 3 20018 Donostia‐San Sebastián Spain
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular SciencesCAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular SciencesCAS Key Laboratory of Engineering PlasticsInstitute of ChemistryChinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular SciencesCAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular SciencesCAS Key Laboratory of Engineering PlasticsInstitute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
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- King Abdullah University of Science and TechnologyPhysical Sciences and Engineering DivisionKAUST Catalysis Center Thuwal 23955 Saudi Arabia
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- POLYMAT and Polymer Science and Technology DepartmentFaculty of ChemistryUniversity of the Basque Country UPV/EHU Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 3 20018 Donostia‐San Sebastián Spain
- IkerbasqueBasque Foundation for Science Bilbao 48013 Spain
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Jenczyk J, Woźniak-Budych M, Jancelewicz M, Jarek M, Jurga S. Structural and dynamic study of block copolymer – Nanoparticles nanocomposites. POLYMER 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2019.01.080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Fabrication of 2D surface-functional polymer platelets via crystallization-driven self-assembly of poly(ε-caprolactone)-contained block copolymers. POLYMER 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2018.11.053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Van Horn RM, Steffen MR, O'Connor D. Recent progress in block copolymer crystallization. POLYMER CRYSTALLIZATION 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/pcr2.10039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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- Ryan M. Van Horn
- Department of Chemistry Allegheny College Meadville Pennsylvania
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- Department of Chemistry Allegheny College Meadville Pennsylvania
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Xu F, Zhang P, Zhang J, Yu C, Yan D, Mai Y. Crystallization-Driven Two-Dimensional Self-Assembly of Amphiphilic PCL- b-PEO Coated Gold Nanoparticles in Aqueous Solution. ACS Macro Lett 2018; 7:1062-1067. [PMID: 35632949 DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.8b00383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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This Letter reports the first formation of free-standing plasmonic monolayer nanosheets by the self-assembly of AuNPs without assistance from a planar interface. The strategy involves the coating of poly(caprolactone)-b-poly(ethylene oxide) (PCL-b-PEO) diblock copolymers on AuNPs, followed by two-dimensional (2D) self-assembly of the resultant amphiphilic AuNPs in aqueous phase. The crystallization of the PCL blocks, affected by their grafting density and radius of gyration, drives the formation of the AuNP nanosheets, which undergoes a growth process of individual micelles to small nanosheets and eventually to large sheets. Due to the plasmonic coupling of AuNPs in close proximity, the AuNP nanosheets exhibit near-infrared (NIR) absorption with the maximum at about 700 nm. This study not only brings a new approach toward polymer-AuNP hybrid superstructures in solution, but also provides a new system for fundamental study on 2D self-assembly of AuNPs.
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- Fugui Xu
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Thermal Ageing, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Thermal Ageing, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Thermal Ageing, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Thermal Ageing, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Thermal Ageing, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Thermal Ageing, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, China
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Block copolymer crystalsomes with an ultrathin shell to extend blood circulation time. Nat Commun 2018; 9:3005. [PMID: 30068976 PMCID: PMC6070537 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-05396-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2017] [Accepted: 07/02/2018] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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In water, amphiphilic block copolymers (BCPs) can self-assemble into various micelle structures depicting curved liquid/liquid interface. Crystallization, which is incommensurate with this curved space, often leads to defect accumulation and renders the structures leaky, undermining their potential biomedical applications. Herein we report using an emulsion-solution crystallization method to control the crystallization of an amphiphilic BCP, poly (l-lactide acid)-b-poly (ethylene glycol) (PLLA-b-PEG), at curved liquid/liquid interface. The resultant BCP crystalsomes (BCCs) structurally mimic the classical polymersomes and liposomes yet mechanically are more robust thanks to the single crystal-like crystalline PLLA shell. In blood circulation and biodistribution experiments, fluorophore-loaded BCCs show a 24 h circulation half-life and a 8% particle retention in the blood even at 96 h post injection. We further demonstrate that this good performance can be attributed to controlled polymer crystallization and the unique BCC nanostructure. In block copolymer vesicles, crystallization often leads to defects and renders the structures leaky that undermines their potential biomedical application. Here the authors use an emulsion solution method to control the crystallization of an amphiphilic block copolymer at the curved liquid/liquid interface to improve the blood circulation time.
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Agbolaghi S, Abbaspoor S, Abbasi F. A comprehensive review on polymer single crystals—From fundamental concepts to applications. Prog Polym Sci 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2017.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Abbaspoor S, Agbolaghi S, Abbasi F. Chemical and physical effects of processing environment on simultaneous single crystallization of biodegradable poly(ε-caprolactone) and poly(l-lactide) brushes and poly(ethylene glycol) substrate. Eur Polym J 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2018.04.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Mahmoudi M, Agbolaghi S, Mozaffari Z, Abbaspoor S, Massoumi B, Sarvari R, Hosseinzadeh N. Star‐Like Poly(
N
‐isopropylacrylamide) and Poly(ethylene glycol) Copolymers Self‐Arranged in Newfound Single Crystals and Associated Novel Class of Polymer Brush Regimes with V‐Type Tethers. MACROMOL CHEM PHYS 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/macp.201700638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Mojgan Mahmoudi
- Faculty of Polymer Engineering and Institute of Polymeric MaterialsSahand University of Technology Tabriz 5331711111 Iran
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- Chemical Engineering DepartmentFaculty of EngineeringAzarbaijan Shahid Madani University Tabriz 5375171379 Iran
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- Department of ChemistryPayame Noor University Tehran 19395−3697 Iran
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- Faculty of Polymer Engineering and Institute of Polymeric MaterialsSahand University of Technology Tabriz 5331711111 Iran
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- Department of ChemistryPayame Noor University Tehran 19395−3697 Iran
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- Faculty of Polymer Engineering and Institute of Polymeric MaterialsSahand University of Technology Tabriz 5331711111 Iran
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Huang Y, Dou WT, Xu F, Ru HB, Gong Q, Wu D, Yan D, Tian H, He XP, Mai Y, Feng X. Supramolecular Nanostructures of Structurally Defined Graphene Nanoribbons in the Aqueous Phase. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018; 57:3366-3371. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201712637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2017] [Revised: 01/31/2018] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Yinjuan Huang
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Thermal Ageing; Shanghai Jiao Tong University; 800 Dongchuan RD Shanghai 200240 China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Joint International Research Laboratory of Precision Chemistry and Molecular Engineering; Feringa Nobel Prize Scientist Joint Research Center; School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering; East China University of Science and Technology; 130 Meilong RD Shanghai 200237 China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Thermal Ageing; Shanghai Jiao Tong University; 800 Dongchuan RD Shanghai 200240 China
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- National Center for Drug Screening; State Key Laboratory of Drug Research; Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica; Chinese Academy of Sciences; 189 Guo Shoujing RD Shanghai 201203 China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Thermal Ageing; Shanghai Jiao Tong University; 800 Dongchuan RD Shanghai 200240 China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Thermal Ageing; Shanghai Jiao Tong University; 800 Dongchuan RD Shanghai 200240 China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Thermal Ageing; Shanghai Jiao Tong University; 800 Dongchuan RD Shanghai 200240 China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Joint International Research Laboratory of Precision Chemistry and Molecular Engineering; Feringa Nobel Prize Scientist Joint Research Center; School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering; East China University of Science and Technology; 130 Meilong RD Shanghai 200237 China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Joint International Research Laboratory of Precision Chemistry and Molecular Engineering; Feringa Nobel Prize Scientist Joint Research Center; School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering; East China University of Science and Technology; 130 Meilong RD Shanghai 200237 China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Thermal Ageing; Shanghai Jiao Tong University; 800 Dongchuan RD Shanghai 200240 China
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- Department of Chemistry and Food Chemistry; Technische Universität Dresden; Mommsenstrasse 4 01062 Dresden Germany
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Huang Y, Dou WT, Xu F, Ru HB, Gong Q, Wu D, Yan D, Tian H, He XP, Mai Y, Feng X. Supramolecular Nanostructures of Structurally Defined Graphene Nanoribbons in the Aqueous Phase. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201712637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Yinjuan Huang
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Thermal Ageing; Shanghai Jiao Tong University; 800 Dongchuan RD Shanghai 200240 China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Joint International Research Laboratory of Precision Chemistry and Molecular Engineering; Feringa Nobel Prize Scientist Joint Research Center; School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering; East China University of Science and Technology; 130 Meilong RD Shanghai 200237 China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Thermal Ageing; Shanghai Jiao Tong University; 800 Dongchuan RD Shanghai 200240 China
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- National Center for Drug Screening; State Key Laboratory of Drug Research; Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica; Chinese Academy of Sciences; 189 Guo Shoujing RD Shanghai 201203 China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Thermal Ageing; Shanghai Jiao Tong University; 800 Dongchuan RD Shanghai 200240 China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Thermal Ageing; Shanghai Jiao Tong University; 800 Dongchuan RD Shanghai 200240 China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Thermal Ageing; Shanghai Jiao Tong University; 800 Dongchuan RD Shanghai 200240 China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Joint International Research Laboratory of Precision Chemistry and Molecular Engineering; Feringa Nobel Prize Scientist Joint Research Center; School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering; East China University of Science and Technology; 130 Meilong RD Shanghai 200237 China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Joint International Research Laboratory of Precision Chemistry and Molecular Engineering; Feringa Nobel Prize Scientist Joint Research Center; School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering; East China University of Science and Technology; 130 Meilong RD Shanghai 200237 China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Thermal Ageing; Shanghai Jiao Tong University; 800 Dongchuan RD Shanghai 200240 China
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- Department of Chemistry and Food Chemistry; Technische Universität Dresden; Mommsenstrasse 4 01062 Dresden Germany
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Li Y, Yao Z, Wu L, Wang Z. Nonbirefringent bands in thin films of a copolymer melt: rapid rhythmic crystal growth with an unusual crystal–melt interface. CrystEngComm 2018. [DOI: 10.1039/c8ce00134k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Rhythmic-growth-induced nonbirefringent bands that are comprised of repetitive stacks of discrete flat-on lamellae along the growth directions are reported in a thin film of an asymmetric PCL-b-PEO during isothermal melt crystallization.
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- Yiguo Li
- Anhui Collaborative Innovation Centre for Petrochemical New Materials
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Anqing Normal University
- Anqing 246011
- China
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- Anhui Collaborative Innovation Centre for Petrochemical New Materials
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Anqing Normal University
- Anqing 246011
- China
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- Anhui Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic and Magnetism Functional Materials
- Key Laboratory of Functional Coordination Compounds of Anhui Higher Education Institutes
- Anqing Normal University
- Anqing 246011
- China
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering
- Ningbo University
- Ningbo 315211
- China
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Wu D, Xu F, Huang Y, Chen C, Yu C, Feng X, Yan D, Mai Y. Effect of Side Chains on the Low-Dimensional Self-Assembly of Polyphenylene-Based “Rod–Coil” Graft Copolymers in Solution. Macromolecules 2017. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.7b02002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- Dongdong Wu
- School
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Key Laboratory of
Electrical Insulation and Thermal Ageing, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Key Laboratory of
Electrical Insulation and Thermal Ageing, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Key Laboratory of
Electrical Insulation and Thermal Ageing, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Key Laboratory of
Electrical Insulation and Thermal Ageing, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Key Laboratory of
Electrical Insulation and Thermal Ageing, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Department
of Chemistry and Food Chemistry, Technische Universität Dresden, Mommsenstrasse 4, 01062 Dresden, Germany
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- School
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Key Laboratory of
Electrical Insulation and Thermal Ageing, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Key Laboratory of
Electrical Insulation and Thermal Ageing, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, China
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Abbaspoor S, Agbolaghi S, Mahmoudi M, Jahanbani Y, Abbasi F, Sarvari R. Effect of miscibility on migration of third component in star-like co-continuous and disperse-within-disperse mixed brushes. POLYM INT 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/pi.5495] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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- Saleheh Abbaspoor
- Institute of Polymeric Materials and Faculty of Polymer Engineering; Sahand University of Technology; Tabriz Iran
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- Chemical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering; Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University; Tabriz Iran
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- Institute of Polymeric Materials and Faculty of Polymer Engineering; Sahand University of Technology; Tabriz Iran
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- Institute of Polymeric Materials and Faculty of Polymer Engineering; Sahand University of Technology; Tabriz Iran
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- Institute of Polymeric Materials and Faculty of Polymer Engineering; Sahand University of Technology; Tabriz Iran
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- Department of Chemistry; Payame Noor University; Tehran Iran
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Ianiro A, Patterson J, González García Á, van Rijt MMJ, Hendrix MMRM, Sommerdijk NAJM, Voets IK, Esteves ACC, Tuinier R. A roadmap for poly(ethylene oxide)-block
-poly-ε-caprolactone self-assembly in water: Prediction, synthesis, and characterization. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/polb.24545] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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- Alessandro Ianiro
- Laboratory of Physical Chemistry, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry; Eindhoven University of Technology; MB 5600 Eindhoven The Netherlands
- Institute for Complex Molecular Systems, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513; MB 5600 Eindhoven The Netherlands
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- Institute for Complex Molecular Systems, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513; MB 5600 Eindhoven The Netherlands
- Laboratory of Materials and Interface Chemistry and Centre for Multiscale Electron Microscopy Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry; Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513; MB 5600 Eindhoven The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Physical Chemistry, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry; Eindhoven University of Technology; MB 5600 Eindhoven The Netherlands
- Van't Hoff Laboratory for Physical and Colloid Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Debye Institute; Utrecht University, Padualaan 8; CH 3584 Utrecht The Netherlands
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- Institute for Complex Molecular Systems, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513; MB 5600 Eindhoven The Netherlands
- Laboratory of Materials and Interface Chemistry and Centre for Multiscale Electron Microscopy Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry; Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513; MB 5600 Eindhoven The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Physical Chemistry, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry; Eindhoven University of Technology; MB 5600 Eindhoven The Netherlands
- Institute for Complex Molecular Systems, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513; MB 5600 Eindhoven The Netherlands
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- Institute for Complex Molecular Systems, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513; MB 5600 Eindhoven The Netherlands
- Laboratory of Materials and Interface Chemistry and Centre for Multiscale Electron Microscopy Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry; Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513; MB 5600 Eindhoven The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Physical Chemistry, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry; Eindhoven University of Technology; MB 5600 Eindhoven The Netherlands
- Institute for Complex Molecular Systems, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513; MB 5600 Eindhoven The Netherlands
- Laboratory for Macromolecular and Organic Chemistry, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry; Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513; MB 5600 Eindhoven The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Physical Chemistry, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry; Eindhoven University of Technology; MB 5600 Eindhoven The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Physical Chemistry, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry; Eindhoven University of Technology; MB 5600 Eindhoven The Netherlands
- Institute for Complex Molecular Systems, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513; MB 5600 Eindhoven The Netherlands
- Van't Hoff Laboratory for Physical and Colloid Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Debye Institute; Utrecht University, Padualaan 8; CH 3584 Utrecht The Netherlands
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Brigham N, Nardi C, Carandang A, Allen K, Van Horn RM. Manipulation of Crystallization Sequence in PEO-b-PCL Films Using Solvent Interactions. Macromolecules 2017. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.7b02004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Natasha Brigham
- Department of Chemistry, Allegheny College, Meadville, Pennsylvania 16335, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Allegheny College, Meadville, Pennsylvania 16335, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Allegheny College, Meadville, Pennsylvania 16335, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Allegheny College, Meadville, Pennsylvania 16335, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Allegheny College, Meadville, Pennsylvania 16335, United States
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Abbaspoor S, Agbolaghi S, Nazari M, Abbasi F. Conventional and rare-patched rod/coil matrix-dispersed patternings on single crystals affected by Rigidity, amorphism and crystallinity of brushes. Eur Polym J 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2017.07.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Osawa S, Hijikawa R, Marubayashi H, Nojima S. Effects of crystal structure of poly(β-propiolactone) blocks on the cooperative crystallization of a polyethylene-block-poly(β-propiolactone) diblock copolymer. POLYMER 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2017.06.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Inam M, Cambridge G, Pitto-Barry A, Laker ZPL, Wilson NR, Mathers RT, Dove AP, O'Reilly RK. 1D vs. 2D shape selectivity in the crystallization-driven self-assembly of polylactide block copolymers. Chem Sci 2017; 8:4223-4230. [PMID: 29081959 PMCID: PMC5635812 DOI: 10.1039/c7sc00641a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 146] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2017] [Accepted: 03/24/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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2D materials such as graphene, LAPONITE® clays or molybdenum disulfide nanosheets are of extremely high interest to the materials community as a result of their high surface area and controllable surface properties. While several methods to access 2D inorganic materials are known, the investigation of 2D organic nanomaterials is less well developed on account of the lack of ready synthetic accessibility. Crystallization-driven self-assembly (CDSA) has become a powerful method to access a wide range of complex but precisely-defined nanostructures. The preparation of 2D structures, however, particularly those aimed towards biomedical applications, is limited, with few offering biocompatible and biodegradable characteristics as well as control over self-assembly in two dimensions. Herein, in contrast to conventional self-assembly rules, we show that the solubility of polylactide (PLLA)-based amphiphiles in alcohols results in unprecedented shape selectivity based on unimer solubility. We use log Poct analysis to drive solvent selection for the formation of large uniform 2D diamond-shaped platelets, up to several microns in size, using long, soluble coronal blocks. By contrast, less soluble PLLA-containing block copolymers yield cylindrical micelles and mixed morphologies. The methods developed in this work provide a simple and consistently reproducible protocol for the preparation of well-defined 2D organic nanomaterials, whose size and morphology are expected to facilitate potential applications in drug delivery, tissue engineering and in nanocomposites.
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- Maria Inam
- Department of Chemistry , University of Warwick , Gibbet Hill , Coventry , CV4 7AL , UK . ;
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Warwick , Gibbet Hill , Coventry , CV4 7AL , UK . ;
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Warwick , Gibbet Hill , Coventry , CV4 7AL , UK . ;
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- Department of Physics , University of Warwick , Gibbet Hill , Coventry , CV4 7AL , UK
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- Department of Physics , University of Warwick , Gibbet Hill , Coventry , CV4 7AL , UK
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- Department of Chemistry , Pennsylvania State University , New Kensington , Pennsylvania 15068 , USA
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Warwick , Gibbet Hill , Coventry , CV4 7AL , UK . ;
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Warwick , Gibbet Hill , Coventry , CV4 7AL , UK . ;
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Xu F, Wu D, Huang Y, Wei H, Gao Y, Feng X, Yan D, Mai Y. Multi-Dimensional Self-Assembly of a Dual-Responsive ABC Miktoarm Star Terpolymer. ACS Macro Lett 2017; 6:426-430. [PMID: 35610847 DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.7b00031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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This letter reports the first 2D self-assembly of ABC miktoarm star terpolymers based on dual-responsive polycaprolactone-arm-poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)-arm-poly(2-dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate) (μ-CID), which self-assembled into multilayer nanosheets comprising polycaprolactone single crystals in tetrahydrofuran (THF)/methanol mixed solvents. Interestingly, the nanosheets showed pH-responsive morphological transitions in aqueous solutions, yielding multidimensional assemblies, including 2D hexagonal aggregates, patchy nanofibrils, and patchy vesicles, at different pH values. The nanosheets also exhibited thermoresponsive transition to spherical patchy micelles at a temperature above the lower critical solution temperature (LCST) of the poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) block. This study offers a novel system for fundamental study on the self-assembly of miktoarm star terpolymers.
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- Fugui Xu
- School
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, School of Electronic Information
and Electrical Engineering, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Electrical
Insulation and Thermal Ageing, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, School of Electronic Information
and Electrical Engineering, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Electrical
Insulation and Thermal Ageing, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, School of Electronic Information
and Electrical Engineering, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Electrical
Insulation and Thermal Ageing, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, School of Electronic Information
and Electrical Engineering, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Electrical
Insulation and Thermal Ageing, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, China
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- College
of Chemistry and Key Lab of Environment Friendly Chemistry and Application
in Ministry of Education, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan 411105, Hunan Province, China
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- School
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, School of Electronic Information
and Electrical Engineering, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Electrical
Insulation and Thermal Ageing, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, School of Electronic Information
and Electrical Engineering, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Electrical
Insulation and Thermal Ageing, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, School of Electronic Information
and Electrical Engineering, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Electrical
Insulation and Thermal Ageing, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, China
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Yu CB, Ren LJ, Wang W. Synthesis and Self-Assembly of a Series of nPOSS-b-PEO Block Copolymers with Varying Shape Anisotropy. Macromolecules 2017. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.7b00163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Cheng-Bin Yu
- Center
for Synthetic Soft Materials, Key Laboratory of Functional
Polymer Materials of Ministry of Education and Institute of Polymer
Chemistry, College of Chemistry, and ‡Collaborative Innovation Center
of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, P. R. China
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- Center
for Synthetic Soft Materials, Key Laboratory of Functional
Polymer Materials of Ministry of Education and Institute of Polymer
Chemistry, College of Chemistry, and ‡Collaborative Innovation Center
of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, P. R. China
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- Center
for Synthetic Soft Materials, Key Laboratory of Functional
Polymer Materials of Ministry of Education and Institute of Polymer
Chemistry, College of Chemistry, and ‡Collaborative Innovation Center
of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, P. R. China
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Huang L, Lei Z, Huang T, Zhou Y, Bai Y. "Installation art"-like hierarchical self-assembly of giant polymeric elliptical platelets. NANOSCALE 2017; 9:2145-2149. [PMID: 28127609 DOI: 10.1039/c6nr09379e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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This paper reports the aqueous self-assembly of giant elliptical platelets over 20 μm in axial length, from a novel polyamide. Both the self-assembly pathway and mechanism were studied using morphology and X-ray characterizations. The polymer first self-organizes into small quadrangular frustum pyramid platelets, and then these small platelets can be further installed into giant elliptical platelets through an "installation art"-like hierarchical self-assembly process driven by crystallization. The as-prepared regular giant platelets can further aggregate together into multi-horned or flower-like superstructures.
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- Lei Huang
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, PR China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, PR China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, PR China.
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Boissé S, Kryuchkov MA, Tien ND, Bazuin CG, Prud’homme RE. PLLA Crystallization in Linear AB and BAB Copolymers of l-Lactide and 2-Dimethylaminoethyl Methacrylate. Macromolecules 2016. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.6b01139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Stéphanie Boissé
- Département
de chimie, Centre de recherche sur les matériaux auto-assemblés
(CRMAA/CSACS), Université de Montréal, C.P. 6128 Succ. Centre-ville, Montréal, QC, Canada H3C 3J7
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- Département
de chimie, Centre de recherche sur les matériaux auto-assemblés
(CRMAA/CSACS), Université de Montréal, C.P. 6128 Succ. Centre-ville, Montréal, QC, Canada H3C 3J7
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- Département
de chimie, Centre de recherche sur les matériaux auto-assemblés
(CRMAA/CSACS), Université de Montréal, C.P. 6128 Succ. Centre-ville, Montréal, QC, Canada H3C 3J7
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- Département
de chimie, Centre de recherche sur les matériaux auto-assemblés
(CRMAA/CSACS), Université de Montréal, C.P. 6128 Succ. Centre-ville, Montréal, QC, Canada H3C 3J7
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- Département
de chimie, Centre de recherche sur les matériaux auto-assemblés
(CRMAA/CSACS), Université de Montréal, C.P. 6128 Succ. Centre-ville, Montréal, QC, Canada H3C 3J7
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Development of nano-channel single crystals and verification of their structures by small angle X-ray scattering. Polym Bull (Berl) 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/s00289-016-1766-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Crystallization assisted microphase separation in all-conjugated phenylene-thiophene diblock copolymers. POLYMER 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2016.05.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Kossack W, Seidlitz A, Thurn-Albrecht T, Kremer F. Interface and Confinement Induced Order and Orientation in Thin Films of Poly(ϵ-caprolactone). Macromolecules 2016. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.6b00473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Wilhelm Kossack
- Fakultät
für Physik und Geowissenschaften, Universität Leipzig, Linnéstr. 5, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- Institut
für Physik, FG Experimentelle Polymerphysik, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, 06120 Halle/Saale, Germany
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- Institut
für Physik, FG Experimentelle Polymerphysik, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, 06120 Halle/Saale, Germany
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- Fakultät
für Physik und Geowissenschaften, Universität Leipzig, Linnéstr. 5, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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Crystallization and morphology transition of P2VP-b-PEO block copolymer micelles composed of an amorphous core and a crystallizable corona. Polym Bull (Berl) 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/s00289-015-1519-9] [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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Jenczyk J, Coy E, Jurga S. Poly(ethylene oxide)-block-polystyrene thin films morphology controlled by drying conditions and substrate topography. Eur Polym J 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2015.12.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Huang Y, Yuan R, Xu F, Mai Y, Feng X, Yan D. Ultra-large sheet formation by 1D to 2D hierarchical self-assembly of a “rod–coil” graft copolymer with a polyphenylene backbone. Polym Chem 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c5py01969a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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This study presents a unique ultra-large sheet formation through 1D to 2D hierarchical self-assembly of a rod–coil graft copolymer containing a rigid polyphenylene backbone tethered with flexible poly(ethylene oxide) side chains.
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- Yinjuan Huang
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University
- Shanghai 200240
- P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University
- Shanghai 200240
- P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University
- Shanghai 200240
- P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University
- Shanghai 200240
- P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University
- Shanghai 200240
- P. R. China
- Department of Chemistry and Food Chemistry
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University
- Shanghai 200240
- P. R. China
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Yang X, Ge J, He M, Ye Z, Liu X, Peng J, Qiu F. Crystallization and Microphase Morphology of Side-Chain Cross-Linkable Poly(3-hexylthiophene)-block-poly[3-(6-hydroxy)hexylthiophene] Diblock Copolymers. Macromolecules 2015. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.5b02001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Xiubao Yang
- State
Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Collaborative
Innovation Center of Polymers and Polymer Composite Materials, Department
of Macromolecular Science, and ‡Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- State
Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Collaborative
Innovation Center of Polymers and Polymer Composite Materials, Department
of Macromolecular Science, and ‡Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- State
Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Collaborative
Innovation Center of Polymers and Polymer Composite Materials, Department
of Macromolecular Science, and ‡Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- State
Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Collaborative
Innovation Center of Polymers and Polymer Composite Materials, Department
of Macromolecular Science, and ‡Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- State
Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Collaborative
Innovation Center of Polymers and Polymer Composite Materials, Department
of Macromolecular Science, and ‡Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- State
Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Collaborative
Innovation Center of Polymers and Polymer Composite Materials, Department
of Macromolecular Science, and ‡Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- State
Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Collaborative
Innovation Center of Polymers and Polymer Composite Materials, Department
of Macromolecular Science, and ‡Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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