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Grant MJ, Fingler BJ, Buchanan N, Padmanabhan P. Coil-Helix Block Copolymers Can Exhibit Divergent Thermodynamics in the Disordered Phase. J Chem Theory Comput 2024; 20:1547-1558. [PMID: 37773005 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jctc.3c00680] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/30/2023]
Abstract
Chiral building blocks have the ability to self-assemble and transfer chirality to larger hierarchical length scales, which can be leveraged for the development of novel nanomaterials. Chiral block copolymers, where one block is made completely chiral, are prime candidates for studying this phenomenon, but fundamental questions regarding the self-assembly are still unanswered. For one, experimental studies using different chemistries have shown unexplained diverging shifts in the order-disorder transition temperature. In this study, particle-based molecular simulations of chiral block copolymers in the disordered melt were performed to uncover the thermodynamic behavior of these systems. A wide range of helical models were selected, and several free energy calculations were performed. Specifically, we aimed to understand (1) the thermodynamic impact of changing the conformation of one block in chemically identical block copolymers and (2) the effect of the conformation on the Flory-Huggins interaction parameter, χ, when chemical disparity was introduced. We found that the effective block repulsion exhibits diverging behavior, depending on the specific conformational details of the helical block. Commonly used conformational metrics for flexible or stiff block copolymers do not capture the effective block repulsion because helical blocks are semiflexible and aspherical. Instead, pitch can quantitatively capture the effective block repulsion. Quite remarkably, the shift in χ for chemically dissimilar block copolymers can switch sign with small changes in the pitch of the helix.
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- Michael J Grant
- Microsystems Engineering, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York 14623, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York 14623, United States
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- Microsystems Engineering, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York 14623, United States
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- Microsystems Engineering, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York 14623, United States
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York 14623, United States
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He W, Wang F, Qiang Y, Pan Y, Li W, Liu M. Asymmetric Binary Spherical Phases Self-Assembled by Mixing AB Diblock/ABC Triblock Copolymers. Macromolecules 2023. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.2c02217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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- Wangping He
- Department of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Surface & Interface Science of Polymer Materials of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Surface & Interface Science of Polymer Materials of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Surface & Interface Science of Polymer Materials of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Key Laboratory of Computational Physical Sciences, Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Surface & Interface Science of Polymer Materials of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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Li L, Xu Z, Li W. Emergence of Connected Binary Spherical Structures from the Self-assembly of an AB 2C Four-Arm Star Terpolymer. Macromolecules 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.2c01919] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Luyang Li
- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Key Laboratory of Computational Physical Sciences, Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Key Laboratory of Computational Physical Sciences, Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Key Laboratory of Computational Physical Sciences, Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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Lee WY, Chapman DV, Yu F, Tait WRT, Thedford RP, Freychet G, Zhernenkov M, Estroff LA, Wiesner UB. Triblock Terpolymer Thin Film Nanocomposites Enabling Two-Color Optical Super-Resolution Microscopy. Macromolecules 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.2c01017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Wennie Yun Lee
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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- National Synchrotron Light Source-II, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, United States
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- National Synchrotron Light Source-II, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
- Kavli Institute at Cornell for Nanoscale Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
- Kavli Institute at Cornell for Nanoscale Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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Zhang L, Yang J, Li W. Emergence of Multi-strand Helices from the Self-Assembly of AB-Type Multiblock Copolymer under Cylindrical Confinement. Macromolecules 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.2c01651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Lixun Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Key Laboratory of Computational Physical Sciences, Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Key Laboratory of Computational Physical Sciences, Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Key Laboratory of Computational Physical Sciences, Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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Wu J, Chen ST, Li SB, Liu LM, Wang XH, Lang WC. Simulation of Surface-Induced Morphology Transition and Phase Diagram of Linear Triblock Copolymers under Spherical Confinement. CHINESE JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s10118-022-2812-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Buchanan N, Provenzano J, Padmanabhan P. A Tunable, Particle-Based Model for the Diverse Conformations Exhibited by Chiral Homopolymers. Macromolecules 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.2c00613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Natalie Buchanan
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York 14623, United States
- Department of Microsystems Engineering, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York 14623, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York 14623, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York 14623, United States
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Yoon H, Ahn S, Dong Q, Choi C, Kim E, Li W, Kim JK. Multidomain Helical Nanostructure by A 1BA 2C Tetrablock Terpolymer Self-Assembly. ACS Macro Lett 2021; 10:1119-1124. [PMID: 35549084 DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.1c00459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
Among many possible nanostructures in block copolymer self-assembly, helical nanostructures are particularly important because of potential applications for heterogeneous catalysts and plasmonic materials. In this work, we investigated, via small-angle X-ray scattering and transmission electron microscopy, the morphology of a polystyrene-block-polyisoprene-block-polystyrene-block-poly(2-vinylpyridine) (S1IS2V) tetrablock terpolymer. Very interestingly, when the volume fraction of each block was 0.685, 0.125, 0.060, and 0.130, respectively, a multidomain double-stranded helical nanostructure (MH2) was formed: P2VP chains became a core helix, and PI chains formed double-stranded helices surrounding the core helix. Core and double-stranded helices are connected by short PS2 chains, and PS1 chains become the matrix. The experimentally observed morphology is in good agreement with the prediction by self-consistent field theory. We believe that this multidomain helical structure will be pave the way to the creation of multifunctional helical structures for various applications such as metamaterials.
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- Hyeongkeon Yoon
- National Creative Research Initiative Center for Smart Block Copolymers, Department of Chemical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, 77 Cheongam-Ro, Nam-Gu, Pohang, Gyeongbuk 37673, South Korea
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- National Creative Research Initiative Center for Smart Block Copolymers, Department of Chemical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, 77 Cheongam-Ro, Nam-Gu, Pohang, Gyeongbuk 37673, South Korea
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- Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- National Creative Research Initiative Center for Smart Block Copolymers, Department of Chemical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, 77 Cheongam-Ro, Nam-Gu, Pohang, Gyeongbuk 37673, South Korea
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- National Creative Research Initiative Center for Smart Block Copolymers, Department of Chemical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, 77 Cheongam-Ro, Nam-Gu, Pohang, Gyeongbuk 37673, South Korea
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- Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- National Creative Research Initiative Center for Smart Block Copolymers, Department of Chemical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, 77 Cheongam-Ro, Nam-Gu, Pohang, Gyeongbuk 37673, South Korea
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Miyamori Y, Suzuki J, Aoyama Y, Mihira T, Matsushita Y, Takano A. Triply Helical Giant Domain with Homochirality in a Terpolymer Blend System. ACS Macro Lett 2021; 10:978-983. [PMID: 35549187 DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.1c00307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Hexagonally packed coaxial triply helical domains with a mesoscopic length scale in matrices were created from an S1IS2P tetrablock terpolymer/Sh homopolymer blend system, wherein S1, S2, and Sh denote polystyrene, I is polyisoprene, and P represents poly(2-vinylpyridine). Two terpolymers, i.e., S1IS2P-3 (S1/I/S2/P = 0.50/0.17/0.19/0.14, M = 134k) and S1IS2P-4 (S1/I/S2/P = 0.58/0.16/0.10/0.16, M = 173k), were blended with Sh (M = 3k) at various concentrations. In the S1IS2P-3/Sh = 80/20 blend, the helical domain of P (o.d.= 19 nm; h.p. = 34 nm) was displayed by TEM, and the helical I phase (o.d. = 55 nm; i.d. = 29 nm; h.p. = 34 nm) was clearly demonstrated by 3D-TEM tomography. Essentially the same structure was confirmed to be created from the S1IS2P-4/Sh blend. These findings point out that S2 chains fill the gap between the I and P helices, and hence the intermediate S phase also has a helical nature. Moreover, it is worth noting that grains composed of hexagonally packed helices reveal homochirality.
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- Yuta Miyamori
- Department of Molecular and Macromolecular Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8603, Japan
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- Computing Research Center, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization, 1-1 Oho, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0801, Japan
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- JEOL Ltd., 1-2 Musashino, 3-Chome Akishima, Tokyo 196-8558, Japan
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- JEOL Ltd., 1-2 Musashino, 3-Chome Akishima, Tokyo 196-8558, Japan
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- Toyota Physical and Chemical Research Institute, 41-1, Yokomichi, Nagakute, Aichi 480-1192, Japan
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- Department of Molecular and Macromolecular Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8603, Japan
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Chen K, Wang F, Liu M, Wang X. Tunable helical structures formed by blending
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triblock copolymers and C homopolymers in nanopores. POLYM INT 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/pi.6253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Ka Chen
- Department of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Surface and Interface Science of Polymer Materials of Zhejiang Province Zhejiang Sci‐Tech University Hangzhou China
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- Department of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Surface and Interface Science of Polymer Materials of Zhejiang Province Zhejiang Sci‐Tech University Hangzhou China
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- Department of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Surface and Interface Science of Polymer Materials of Zhejiang Province Zhejiang Sci‐Tech University Hangzhou China
- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers Fudan University Shanghai China
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- Department of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Surface and Interface Science of Polymer Materials of Zhejiang Province Zhejiang Sci‐Tech University Hangzhou China
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Dong Q, Li W. Effect of Molecular Asymmetry on the Formation of Asymmetric Nanostructures in ABC-Type Block Copolymers. Macromolecules 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.0c02442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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- Qingshu Dong
- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Key Laboratory of Computational Physical Sciences, Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Key Laboratory of Computational Physical Sciences, Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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Tjaberings S, Heidelmann M, Tjaberings A, Steinhaus A, Franzka S, Walkenfort B, Gröschel AH. Terpolymer Multicompartment Nanofibers as Templates for Hybrid Pt Double Helices. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:39586-39594. [PMID: 32805896 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c10385] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Hybrid inorganic/block copolymer (BCP) materials have become increasingly relevant for application in heterogeneous catalysis, microelectronics, and nanomedicine. While block copolymer templates are widely used for the formation of inorganic nanostructures, multicompartment templates could give access to more complex shapes and inner structures that are challenging to obtain with traditional processes. Here, we report the formation and characterization of hybrid platinum/polymer helices using multicompartment nanofibers (MCNFs) of polystyrene-block-polybutadiene-block-poly(tert-butyl methacrylate) (PS-b-PB-b-PT) triblock terpolymers as templates. Cross-linking of a PS-b-PB-b-PT helix-on-cylinder morphology resulted in uniform nanofibers with a diameter of 90 nm and a length of several micrometers, as well as an inner PB double helix (diameter 35 nm, pitch 25 nm, core 12 nm). The PB double helix served as template for the sol-gel reaction of H2PtCl6 into hybrid Pt double helices (Pt@MCNFs) as verified by STEM, electron tomography, AFM, and SEM. Carbonization of the Pt hybrids into Pt decorated carbon nanofibers (Pt@C) was followed in situ on a TEM heating state. Gradual heating from 25 to 1000 °C induced fusion of amorphous Pt NPs into larger crystalline Pt NP, which sheds light on the aging of Pt NPs in BCP scaffolds under high temperature conditions. The Pt@MCNFs were further sulfonated and incorporated into a filter to catalyze a model compound in a continuous flow process.
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- Stefanie Tjaberings
- Physical Chemistry and Centre for Soft Nanoscience (SoN) University of Münster, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Interdisciplinary Center for Analytics on the Nanoscale (ICAN), University of Duisburg-Essen, 47057 Duisburg, Germany
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- Physical Chemistry and Centre for Soft Nanoscience (SoN) University of Münster, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Physical Chemistry and Centre for Soft Nanoscience (SoN) University of Münster, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Interdisciplinary Center for Analytics on the Nanoscale (ICAN), University of Duisburg-Essen, 47057 Duisburg, Germany
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- Institute for Experimental Immunology and Imaging, Imaging Center Essen, Electron Microscopy Unit, University of Duisburg-Essen, 45147 Essen, Germany
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- Physical Chemistry and Centre for Soft Nanoscience (SoN) University of Münster, 48149 Münster, Germany
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Partitioning of the components into two-demixed-macrophases from a solution blend emulating high impact polystyrene close to the phase inversion region. POLYMER 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2020.122523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Liu M, Chen K, Li W, Wang X. Tunable helical structures formed by ABC triblock copolymers under cylindrical confinement. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2019; 21:26333-26341. [PMID: 31782439 DOI: 10.1039/c9cp04978a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Block copolymers confined in nanopores provide unique achiral systems for the formation of helical structures. With AB diblock copolymers, stable single and double helical structures are observed. Aiming to obtain more different helical structures, we replace the AB diblock copolymer with linear ABC triblock copolymers. We speculate that a core-shell superstructure is formed within the nanopore, which is composed of a C-core cylinder wrapped by B-helices within the A-shell. Accordingly, the pore surface is set to be most attractive to the majority A-block and a typical set of interaction parameters is chosen as χACN ≪ χABN = χBCN = 80 to generate the frustrated interfaces. Furthermore, the volume fraction of B-block is fixed as fB = 0.1 to form helical cylinders. A number of helical structures with strands ranging from 1 to 5 are predicted by self-consistent field theory, and in general, the number of strands decreases as the volume fraction of C-block fC increases in a given nanopore. More surprisingly, the variation of helical strand in the confined system has an opposite trend to that in the bulk, which mainly results from the constraint of the cylindrical confinement on the change of the curvature between the outer A-layer and the inner B/C-superdomain. Our work demonstrates a facile way to fabricate different helical superstructures.
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- Meijiao Liu
- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, 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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Gil Haenelt T, Meyer A, Abetz C, Abetz V. Planet‐Like Nanostructures Formed by an ABC Triblock Terpolymer. MACROMOL CHEM PHYS 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/macp.201900297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Taida Gil Haenelt
- Institute of Physical ChemistryUniversity of Hamburg Martin‐Luther‐King‐Platz 6 20146 Hamburg Germany
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- Institute of Physical ChemistryUniversity of Hamburg Martin‐Luther‐King‐Platz 6 20146 Hamburg Germany
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- Helmholtz‐Zentrum GeesthachtInstitute of Polymer Research Max‐Planck‐Strasse 1 21502 Geesthacht Germany
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- Institute of Physical ChemistryUniversity of Hamburg Martin‐Luther‐King‐Platz 6 20146 Hamburg Germany
- Helmholtz‐Zentrum GeesthachtInstitute of Polymer Research Max‐Planck‐Strasse 1 21502 Geesthacht Germany
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Lee J, Park J, Jung J, Lee D, Chang T. Phase Behavior of Polystyrene- b-polyisoprene- b-poly(methyl methacrylate) Triblock Terpolymer upon Solvent Vapor Annealing. Macromolecules 2019. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.9b00847] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Steinhaus A, Srivastva D, Nikoubashman A, Gröschel AH. Janus Nanostructures from ABC/B Triblock Terpolymer Blends. Polymers (Basel) 2019; 11:E1107. [PMID: 31262010 PMCID: PMC6680841 DOI: 10.3390/polym11071107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2019] [Revised: 06/16/2019] [Accepted: 06/28/2019] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Lamella-forming ABC triblock terpolymers are convenient building blocks for the synthesis of soft Janus nanoparticles (JNPs) by crosslinking the B domain that is "sandwiched" between A and C lamellae. Despite thorough synthetic variation of the B fraction to control the geometry of the sandwiched microphase, so far only Janus spheres, cylinders, and sheets have been obtained. In this combined theoretical and experimental work, we show that the blending of polybutadiene homopolymer (hPB) into lamella morphologies of polystyrene-block-polybutadiene-block-polymethylmethacrylate (SBM) triblock terpolymers allows the continuous tuning of the polybutadiene (PB) microphase. We systematically vary the volume fraction of hPB in the system, and we find in both experiments and simulations morphological transitions from PB-cylinders to perforated PB-lamellae and further to continuous PB-lamellae. Our simulations show that the hPB is distributed homogeneously in the PB microdomains. Through crosslinking of the PB domain and redispersion in a common solvent for all blocks, we separate the bulk morphologies into Janus cylinders, perforated Janus sheets, and Janus sheets. These studies suggest that more complex Janus nanostructures could be generated from ABC triblock terpolymers than previously expected.
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- Andrea Steinhaus
- Physical Chemistry and Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (CENIDE), University Duisburg-Essen, 47057 Duisburg, Germany
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- Institute of Physics, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Staudingerweg 7, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Institute of Physics, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Staudingerweg 7, 55128 Mainz, Germany.
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- Physical Chemistry and Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (CENIDE), University Duisburg-Essen, 47057 Duisburg, Germany.
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Zhang Q, Qiang Y, Duan C, Li W. Single Helix Self-Assembled by Frustrated ABC 2 Branched Terpolymers. Macromolecules 2019. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.9b00110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Qi Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Collaborative Innovation Center of Polymers and Polymer Composite Materials, Department of Macromolecular Science, 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, 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, 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, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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Lu X, Li J, Zhu D, Xu M, Li W, Lu Q. Double‐Helical Nanostructures with Controllable Handedness in Bulk Diblock Copolymers. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018; 57:15148-15152. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201809676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2018] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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- Xuemin Lu
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Thermal AgingSchool of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringShanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai 200240 China
- School of Chemical Science and EngineeringTongji University Shanghai 200092 China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Thermal AgingSchool of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringShanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai 200240 China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Thermal AgingSchool of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringShanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai 200240 China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Thermal AgingSchool of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringShanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai 200240 China
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- Department of Polymer ScienceFudan University Shanghai 200092 China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Thermal AgingSchool of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringShanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai 200240 China
- School of Chemical Science and EngineeringTongji University Shanghai 200092 China
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Lu X, Li J, Zhu D, Xu M, Li W, Lu Q. Double‐Helical Nanostructures with Controllable Handedness in Bulk Diblock Copolymers. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201809676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Xuemin Lu
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Thermal AgingSchool of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringShanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai 200240 China
- School of Chemical Science and EngineeringTongji University Shanghai 200092 China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Thermal AgingSchool of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringShanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai 200240 China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Thermal AgingSchool of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringShanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai 200240 China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Thermal AgingSchool of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringShanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai 200240 China
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- Department of Polymer ScienceFudan University Shanghai 200092 China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Thermal AgingSchool of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringShanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai 200240 China
- School of Chemical Science and EngineeringTongji University Shanghai 200092 China
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Huang S, Chen Y, Ma S, Yu H. Hierarchical Self-Assembly in Liquid-Crystalline Block Copolymers Enabled by Chirality Transfer. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201807379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Shuai Huang
- Department of Material Science and Engineering; College of Engineering and Key Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry and Physics of Ministry of Education; Peking University; Beijing 100871 China
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- Department of Material Science and Engineering; College of Engineering and Key Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry and Physics of Ministry of Education; Peking University; Beijing 100871 China
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- Department of Material Science and Engineering; College of Engineering and Key Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry and Physics of Ministry of Education; Peking University; Beijing 100871 China
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- Department of Material Science and Engineering; College of Engineering and Key Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry and Physics of Ministry of Education; Peking University; Beijing 100871 China
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Huang S, Chen Y, Ma S, Yu H. Hierarchical Self-Assembly in Liquid-Crystalline Block Copolymers Enabled by Chirality Transfer. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018; 57:12524-12528. [PMID: 30062805 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201807379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2018] [Revised: 07/21/2018] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Helical topological structures are often found in chiral biological systems, but seldom in synthesized polymers. Now, controllable microphase separation of amphiphilic liquid-crystalline block copolymers (LCBCs) consisting of hydrophilic poly(ethylene oxide) and hydrophobic azobenzene-containing poly(methylacrylate) is combined with chirality transfer to fabricate helical nanostructures by doping with chiral additives (enantiopure tartaric acid). Through hydrogen-bonding interactions, chirality is transferred from the dopant to the aggregation, which directs the hierarchical self-assembly in the composite system. Upon optimized annealing condition, helical structures in film are fabricated by the induced aggregation chirality. The photoresponsive azobenzene mesogens in the LCBC assist photoregulation of the self-assembled helical morphologies. This allows the construction and non-contact manipulation of complicated nanostructures.
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- Shuai Huang
- Department of Material Science and Engineering, College of Engineering and Key Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry and Physics of Ministry of Education, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- Department of Material Science and Engineering, College of Engineering and Key Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry and Physics of Ministry of Education, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- Department of Material Science and Engineering, College of Engineering and Key Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry and Physics of Ministry of Education, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- Department of Material Science and Engineering, College of Engineering and Key Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry and Physics of Ministry of Education, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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Martin L, Irusta L, González A, Tercjak A, Kortaberria G. Nanostructure development in polystyrene- b
-polybutadiene- b
-poly(methyl methacrylate) (SBM) thin films by atomic force microscopy: Effect of copolymer composition and solvent. POLYM ENG SCI 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/pen.24589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Loli Martin
- Macrobehavior-Mesostructure-Nanotechnology General Research Service (SGIker); University of the Basque Country (UPV-EHU); Donostia-San Sebastián 20018 Spain
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- POLYMAT, Department of Polymer Science and Technology; University of the Basque Country (UPV-EHU); Donostia-San Sebastián 20080 Spain
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- POLYMAT, Department of Polymer Science and Technology; University of the Basque Country (UPV-EHU); Donostia-San Sebastián 20080 Spain
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- Materials + Technologies' Group; University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU); Donostia 20018 Spain
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- Materials + Technologies' Group; University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU); Donostia 20018 Spain
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Liu D, Wang YY, Sun YC, Han YY, Cui J, Jiang W. Self-assembly Behavior of Symmetrical Linear ABCA Tetrablock Copolymer: A Self-consistent Field Theory Study. CHINESE JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/s10118-018-2106-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Ahn S, Kwak J, Choi C, Seo Y, Kim JK, Lee B. Gyroid Structures at Highly Asymmetric Volume Fractions by Blending of ABC Triblock Terpolymer and AB Diblock Copolymer. Macromolecules 2017. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.7b01734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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- Seonghyeon Ahn
- National Creative Research
Initiative Center for Smart Block Copolymers, Department of Chemical
Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, Kyungbuk 790-784, Republic of Korea
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- National Creative Research
Initiative Center for Smart Block Copolymers, Department of Chemical
Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, Kyungbuk 790-784, Republic of Korea
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- National Creative Research
Initiative Center for Smart Block Copolymers, Department of Chemical
Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, Kyungbuk 790-784, Republic of Korea
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- National Creative Research
Initiative Center for Smart Block Copolymers, Department of Chemical
Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, Kyungbuk 790-784, Republic of Korea
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- National Creative Research
Initiative Center for Smart Block Copolymers, Department of Chemical
Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, Kyungbuk 790-784, Republic of Korea
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- X-ray Science Division, Advanced
Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 S. Cass Ave., Lemont, Illinois 60439, United States
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Haenelt TG, Abetz C, Abetz V. Four-Phase Morphologies in Blends of ABC and BAC Triblock Terpolymers. MACROMOL CHEM PHYS 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/macp.201700241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Taida Gil Haenelt
- Institute of Physical Chemistry; University of Hamburg; Martin-Luther-King-Platz 6 20146 Hamburg Germany
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht; Institute of Polymer Research; Max-Planck-Strasse 1 21502 Geesthacht Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry; University of Hamburg; Martin-Luther-King-Platz 6 20146 Hamburg Germany
- Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht; Institute of Polymer Research; Max-Planck-Strasse 1 21502 Geesthacht Germany
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Pang LH, Li JM, Lu XM, Lu QH. Spectroscopic investigation on chirality transfer in additive-driven self-assembly of block polymers. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2017.04.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Martin L, Irusta L, Gonzalez A, Tercjak A, Kortaberria G. Nanostructured polymer blends based on polystyrene-b-
polybutadiene-b
-poly(methyl methacrylate) triblock copolymers modified with polystyrene and/or poly(methyl methacrylate) homopolymers. POLYM INT 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/pi.5355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Loli Martin
- Macrobehavior−Mesostructure−Nanotechnology General Research Service (SGIker); University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU); Donostia-San Sebastian Spain
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- POLYMAT, Department of Polymer Science and Technology; University of the Basque Country (UPV-EHU); Donostia-San Sebastian Spain
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- POLYMAT, Department of Polymer Science and Technology; University of the Basque Country (UPV-EHU); Donostia-San Sebastian Spain
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- Group Materials + Technologies; University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU); Donostia-San Sebastian Spain
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- Group Materials + Technologies; University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU); Donostia-San Sebastian Spain
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Kim C, Kim KY, Lee JH, Ahn J, Sakurai K, Lee SS, Jung JH. Chiral Supramolecular Gels with Lanthanide Ions: Correlation between Luminescence and Helical Pitch. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2017; 9:3799-3807. [PMID: 28059492 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6b13916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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We report the correlation between the fluorescence intensity and the helical pitch of supramolecular hydrogels with Tb(III) and Eu(III) as well as their inkjet printing patterning as an application. The luminescent gels, which exhibited three different emissions of red, green, and blue, could be prepared without and with Eu(III) and Tb(III). The luminescence intensity of supramolecular gels (gel-Tb and gel-Eu) composed of Tb(III) and Eu(III) was ca. 3-fold larger than that of the sol (1+Tb(III) or 1+Eu(III)), which was attributed to large tilting angles between molecules. By AFM observations, these gels showed well-defined right-handed helical nanofibers formed by coordination bonds in which the helical pitch lengths were strongly dependent on the concentrations of lanthanide ions. In particular, the large luminescence intensity of gel-Tb exhibited a smaller helical pitch length than that of gel-1 due to relatively weak π-π stacking with large tilting angles between molecules. The luminescence intensities were enhanced linearly with increasing concentrations of lanthanide ions. This is the first example of the correlation between the helical pitch length and the luminescence intensity of supramolecular materials. The coordination bonding in supramolecular hydrogels had a strong influence on rheological properties. We also developed a water-compatible inkjet printing system to generate luminescent supramolecular gels on A4-sized paper. The images of a logo and the text were composed of three different emissions and were well-printed on A4 sized paper coated with gel-1.
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- Chaelin Kim
- Department of Chemistry and Research Institute of Natural Sciences Gyeongsang National University , Jinju 660-701, Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and Research Institute of Natural Sciences Gyeongsang National University , Jinju 660-701, Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and Research Institute of Natural Sciences Gyeongsang National University , Jinju 660-701, Korea
- Department of Chemistry, Kitakyushu University , Kitakyushu 819-0395, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Research Institute of Natural Sciences Gyeongsang National University , Jinju 660-701, Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Kitakyushu University , Kitakyushu 819-0395, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Research Institute of Natural Sciences Gyeongsang National University , Jinju 660-701, Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and Research Institute of Natural Sciences Gyeongsang National University , Jinju 660-701, Korea
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Yashima E, Ousaka N, Taura D, Shimomura K, Ikai T, Maeda K. Supramolecular Helical Systems: Helical Assemblies of Small Molecules, Foldamers, and Polymers with Chiral Amplification and Their Functions. Chem Rev 2016; 116:13752-13990. [PMID: 27754649 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.6b00354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1230] [Impact Index Per Article: 153.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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In this review, we describe the recent advances in supramolecular helical assemblies formed from chiral and achiral small molecules, oligomers (foldamers), and helical and nonhelical polymers from the viewpoints of their formations with unique chiral phenomena, such as amplification of chirality during the dynamic helically assembled processes, properties, and specific functionalities, some of which have not been observed in or achieved by biological systems. In addition, a brief historical overview of the helical assemblies of small molecules and remarkable progress in the synthesis of single-stranded and multistranded helical foldamers and polymers, their properties, structures, and functions, mainly since 2009, will also be described.
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- Eiji Yashima
- Department of Molecular Design and Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University , Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8603, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Design and Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University , Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8603, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Design and Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University , Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8603, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Design and Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University , Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8603, Japan
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- Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Kanazawa University , Kakuma-machi, Kanazawa 920-1192, Japan
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- Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Kanazawa University , Kakuma-machi, Kanazawa 920-1192, Japan
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Löbling TI, Ikkala O, Gröschel AH, Müller AHE. Controlling Multicompartment Morphologies Using Solvent Conditions and Chemical Modification. ACS Macro Lett 2016; 5:1044-1048. [PMID: 35614643 DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.6b00559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The solution self-assembly of amphiphilic diblock copolymers into spheres, cylinders, and vesicles (polymersomes) has been intensely studied over the past two decades, and their morphological behavior is well understood. Linear ABC triblock terpolymers with two insoluble blocks A/B, on the other hand, display a richer and more complex morphological spectrum that has been recently explored by synthetic block length variations. Here, we describe facile postpolymerization routes to tailor ABC triblock terpolymer solution morphologies by altering block solubility (solvent mixtures), blending with homopolymers, and block-selective chemical reactions. The feasibility of these processes is demonstrated on polystyrene-block-polybutadiene-block-poly(methyl methacrylate) (SBM) that assembles to patchy spherical micelles, which can be modified to evolve into double and triple helices or patchy and striped vesicles. These results demonstrate that postpolymerization treatments give access to a broad range of morphologies from single triblock terpolymers without the need for multiple polymer syntheses.
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- Tina I. Löbling
- Macromolecular
Chemistry II, University of Bayreuth, D-95440 Bayreuth, Germany
- Department
of Applied Physics, Aalto University School of Science, FIN-02150 Espoo, Finland
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- Department
of Applied Physics, Aalto University School of Science, FIN-02150 Espoo, Finland
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- Physical
Chemistry and Centre for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (CENIDE), University of Duisburg-Essen, D-45127 Essen, Germany
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- Institut
für Organische Chemie, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
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Zhang Q, Hua W, Ren Q, Feng J. Regulation of Physical Networks and Mechanical Properties of Triblock Thermoplastic Elastomer through Introduction of Midblock Similar Crystalline Polymer with Multiblock Architecture. Macromolecules 2016. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.6b01441] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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- Qinglong Zhang
- State
Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Collaborative
Innovation Center of Polymers and Polymer Composite Materials, Department
of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Shanghai
Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 239 Zhangheng
Road, Shanghai 201204, 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, 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, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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Self-assembly of tiling-forming ABC star triblock copolymers in cylindrical nanotubes: A study of self-consistent field theory. J Taiwan Inst Chem Eng 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtice.2016.05.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Zhang K, Talley SJ, Yu YP, Moore RB, Murayama M, Long TE. Influence of nucleobase stoichiometry on the self-assembly of ABC triblock copolymers. Chem Commun (Camb) 2016; 52:7564-7. [PMID: 27194643 DOI: 10.1039/c6cc03502g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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ABC triblock copolymers bearing adenine- and thymine-functionalized external blocks self-assembled into long-range, ordered lamellar microphase-separated morphologies on non-patterned substrates. Intermolecular hydrogen bonding formed thymine-adenine triplets and promoted self-assembly into well-defined lamellae consisting of poly(n-butyl acrylate) soft domains and complementary nucleobase hard domains, while thymine-adenine duplets contributed to superior mechanical properties.
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- Keren Zhang
- Department of Chemistry, Macromolecules Innovation Institute, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA.
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Higuchi T, Pinna M, Zvelindovsky AV, Jinnai H, Yabu H. Multipod structures of lamellae-forming diblock copolymers in three-dimensional confinement spaces: Experimental observation and computer simulation. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/polb.24072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Takeshi Higuchi
- Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials (IMRAM), Tohoku University; 2-1-1, Katahira, Aoba-Ku Sendai 980-8577 Japan
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- School of Mathematics and Physics, University of Lincoln, Brayford Pool; Lincoln LN6 7TS United Kingdom
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- School of Mathematics and Physics, University of Lincoln, Brayford Pool; Lincoln LN6 7TS United Kingdom
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- Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials (IMRAM), Tohoku University; 2-1-1, Katahira, Aoba-Ku Sendai 980-8577 Japan
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- Research Division Gobancho Building 5F, Precursory Research for Embryonic Science and Technology, Japan Science and Technology Agency; 7 Gobancho, Chiyoda-Ku Tokyo 102-0076 Japan
- WPI-Advanced Institute for Materials Research (AIMR), Tohoku University; 2-1-1, Katahira, Aoba-Ku Sendai 980-8577 Japan
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Controlled incorporation behavior of gold nanoparticles into ABC triblock terpolymer with double-helical morphology. Polym J 2016. [DOI: 10.1038/pj.2016.19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Saito Y, Higuchi T, Jinnai H, Hara M, Nagano S, Matsuo Y, Yabu H. Silver Nanoparticle Arrays Prepared by In Situ Automatic Reduction of Silver Ions in Mussel-Inspired Block Copolymer Films. MACROMOL CHEM PHYS 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/macp.201500504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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- Yuta Saito
- Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials (IMRAM); Tohoku University; 2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba-Ku Sendai 980-8577 Japan
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- Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials (IMRAM); Tohoku University; 2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba-Ku Sendai 980-8577 Japan
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- Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials (IMRAM); Tohoku University; 2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba-Ku Sendai 980-8577 Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering; Nagoya University; Furocho, Chikusa-Ku Nagoya 464-8603 Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering; Nagoya University; Furocho, Chikusa-Ku Nagoya 464-8603 Japan
- The Nagoya University Venture Business Laboratory; Nagoya University; Furocho, Chikusa-Ku Nagoya 464-8603 Japan
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- Research Institute for Electronic Science (RIES); Hokkaido University; N21W10 Sapporo 001-0021 Japan
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- Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials (IMRAM); Tohoku University; 2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba-Ku Sendai 980-8577 Japan
- Precursory Research for Embryonic Science and Technology (PRESTO); Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST); 4-1-8 Kawaguchi Saitama 332-0012 Japan
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Dai Y, Zhang X, Zhuo R. Polymeric micelles stabilized by polyethylenimine–copper (C2H5N–Cu) coordination for sustained drug release. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra02300b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Polymeric micelles stabilized by polyethylenimine–copper (C2H5N–Cu) coordination were described to improve the release property of water-insoluble anticancer drug.
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- Yu Dai
- Faculty of Material Science and Chemistry
- China University of Geosciences
- Wuhan 430074
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomedical Polymers of Ministry of Education
- Department of Chemistry
- Wuhan University
- Wuhan 430072
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomedical Polymers of Ministry of Education
- Department of Chemistry
- Wuhan University
- Wuhan 430072
- China
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Chang HY, Chen YF, Sheng YJ, Tsao HK. Blending-induced helical morphologies of confined linear triblock copolymers. J Taiwan Inst Chem Eng 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtice.2015.05.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Regulation of crystalline morphologies and mechanical properties of olefin multiblock copolymers by blending polymer with similar architecture of constituent blocks. POLYMER 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2015.07.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Ishige R, Higuchi T, Jiang X, Mita K, Ogawa H, Yokoyama H, Takahara A, Jinnai H. Structural Analysis of Microphase Separated Interface in an ABC-Type Triblock Terpolymer by Combining Methods of Synchrotron-Radiation Grazing Incidence Small-Angle X-ray Scattering and Electron Microtomography. Macromolecules 2015. [DOI: 10.1021/ma502596a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [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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- Takahara
Soft Interfaces Project, Exploratory Research for Advanced Technology
(ERATO), Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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- Takahara
Soft Interfaces Project, Exploratory Research for Advanced Technology
(ERATO), Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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- Sodegaura
Center, Mitsui Chemicals, Inc., 580-32 Nagaura, Sodegaura, Chiba 299-0265, Japan
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- Japan Synchrotron
Radiation Research Institute (JASRI/SPring-8), Sayo, Hyogo 679-5198, Japan
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- Department
of Advanced Materials Science, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 5-1-5 Kashiwano-ha, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8561, Japan
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- Takahara
Soft Interfaces Project, Exploratory Research for Advanced Technology
(ERATO), Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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- Takahara
Soft Interfaces Project, Exploratory Research for Advanced Technology
(ERATO), Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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Asai Y, Takano A, Matsushita Y. Creation of Cylindrical Morphologies with Extremely Large Oblong Unit Lattices from ABC Block Terpolymer Blends. Macromolecules 2015. [DOI: 10.1021/ma5025818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Yusuke Asai
- Department
of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8603, Japan
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- Department
of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8603, Japan
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- Department
of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8603, Japan
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Liu S, Chen Q, Sheng Y, Shen J, Peng C, Liu H. Unraveling the forming mechanism of hierarchical helices via self-assembly of an achiral supramolecular polymer brush. Polym Chem 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c5py00163c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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We propose a detailed structural transition of the hierarchical helix or superhelix of PVP–PDP from straightforward experimental evidence.
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- Shanshan Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering and Department of Chemistry
- East China University of Science and Technology
- Shanghai 200237
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering and Department of Chemistry
- East China University of Science and Technology
- Shanghai 200237
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering and Department of Chemistry
- East China University of Science and Technology
- Shanghai 200237
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering and Department of Chemistry
- East China University of Science and Technology
- Shanghai 200237
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering and Department of Chemistry
- East China University of Science and Technology
- Shanghai 200237
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering and Department of Chemistry
- East China University of Science and Technology
- Shanghai 200237
- China
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Mineart KP, Jiang X, Jinnai H, Takahara A, Spontak RJ. Morphological investigation of midblock-sulfonated block ionomers prepared from solvents differing in polarity. Macromol Rapid Commun 2014; 36:432-8. [PMID: 25537368 DOI: 10.1002/marc.201400627] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2014] [Revised: 12/01/2014] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Recent developments regarding charged multiblock copolymers that can form physical networks and exhibit robust mechanical properties herald new and exciting opportunities for contemporary technologies requiring amphiphilic attributes. Due to the presence of strong interactions, however, control over the phase behavior of such materials remains challenging, especially since their morphologies can be solvent-templated. In this study, transmission electron microscopy and microtomography are employed to examine the morphological characteristics of midblock-sulfonated pentablock ionomers prepared from solvents differing in polarity. Resultant images confirm that discrete, spherical ion-rich microdomains form in films cast from a relatively nonpolar solvent, whereas an apparently mixed morphology with a continuous ion-rich pathway is generated when the casting solvent is more highly polar. Detailed 3D analysis of the morphological characteristics confirms the coexistence of hexagonally-packed nonpolar cylinders and lamellae, which facilitates the diffusion of ions and/or other polar species through the nanostructured medium.
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- Kenneth P Mineart
- Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 27695, USA
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Abetz V. Isoporous block copolymer membranes. Macromol Rapid Commun 2014; 36:10-22. [PMID: 25451792 DOI: 10.1002/marc.201400556] [Citation(s) in RCA: 156] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2014] [Revised: 11/06/2014] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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The developments in membranes based on tailored block copolymers are reported with an emphasis on isoporous membranes. These membranes can be prepared in different geometries, namely flat sheets and hollow fibers. They display narrow pore size distributions due to their formation by self-assembly. The preparation of these membranes and possibilities to further functionalize such membranes will be discussed. Different ways to control the pore size will be addressed, and the potential of block copolymer blends to fabricate membranes with tailored pore sizes will be shown.
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- Volker Abetz
- Institute of Physical Chemistry, University of Hamburg, Grindelallee 117, 20146 Hamburg, Germany Institute of Polymer Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Max-Planck-Str. 1, 21502, Geesthacht, Germany
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Zhang C, Wang D, He J, Liang T, Hu GH, Dang ZM. Synthesis and dielectric properties of novel liquid crystalline triblock copolymers with cyanobiphenyl moieties and poly(n-butyl acrylate) segments. POLYM ADVAN TECHNOL 2014. [DOI: 10.1002/pat.3326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Cuihong Zhang
- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, School of Chemistry and Biological Engineering; University of Science and Technology Beijing; Beijing 100083 People's Republic of China
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- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, School of Chemistry and Biological Engineering; University of Science and Technology Beijing; Beijing 100083 People's Republic of China
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- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, School of Chemistry and Biological Engineering; University of Science and Technology Beijing; Beijing 100083 People's Republic of China
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- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, School of Chemistry and Biological Engineering; University of Science and Technology Beijing; Beijing 100083 People's Republic of China
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- Laboratory of Reactions and Process Engineering; CNRS - University of Lorraine, LRGP-ENSIC; 1 rue Grandville, BP 20451 54001 Nancy France
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- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, School of Chemistry and Biological Engineering; University of Science and Technology Beijing; Beijing 100083 People's Republic of China
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