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Hils C, Manners I, Schöbel J, Schmalz H. Patchy Micelles with a Crystalline Core: Self-Assembly Concepts, Properties, and Applications. Polymers (Basel) 2021; 13:1481. [PMID: 34064413 PMCID: PMC8125556 DOI: 10.3390/polym13091481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2021] [Revised: 04/30/2021] [Accepted: 05/01/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
Abstract
Crystallization-driven self-assembly (CDSA) of block copolymers bearing one crystallizable block has emerged to be a powerful and highly relevant method for the production of one- and two-dimensional micellar assemblies with controlled length, shape, and corona chemistries. This gives access to a multitude of potential applications, from hierarchical self-assembly to complex superstructures, catalysis, sensing, nanomedicine, nanoelectronics, and surface functionalization. Related to these applications, patchy crystalline-core micelles, with their unique, nanometer-sized, alternating corona segmentation, are highly interesting, as this feature provides striking advantages concerning interfacial activity, functionalization, and confinement effects. Hence, this review aims to provide an overview of the current state of the art with respect to self-assembly concepts, properties, and applications of patchy micelles with crystalline cores formed by CDSA. We have also included a more general discussion on the CDSA process and highlight block-type co-micelles as a special type of patchy micelle, due to similarities of the corona structure if the size of the blocks is well below 100 nm.
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Affiliation(s)
- Christian Hils
- Macromolecular Chemistry II, University of Bayreuth, Universitätsstraße 30, 95440 Bayreuth, Germany;
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Victoria, 3800 Finnerty Road, Victoria, BC V8P 5C2, Canada;
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- Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research IAP, Geiselbergstraße 69, 14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany
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- Macromolecular Chemistry II, University of Bayreuth, Universitätsstraße 30, 95440 Bayreuth, Germany;
- Bavarian Polymer Institute (BPI), University of Bayreuth, Universitätsstraße 30, 95440 Bayreuth, Germany
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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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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: 1198] [Impact Index Per Article: 149.8] [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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Sun L, Hong L, Wang C. Facile Fabrication of Water Dispersible Latex Particles with Homogeneous or Chain-Segregated Surface from RAFT Polymerization Using a Mixture of Two Macromolecular Chain Transfer Agents. Macromol Rapid Commun 2016; 37:691-9. [DOI: 10.1002/marc.201600003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2016] [Revised: 02/11/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Li Sun
- Department of Polymer Materials Science and Engineering; South China University of Technology; Guangzhou 510640 China
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- Department of Polymer Materials Science and Engineering; South China University of Technology; Guangzhou 510640 China
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- Research Institute of Materials Science; South China University of Technology; Guangzhou 510640 China
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Gröschel AH, Müller AHE. Self-assembly concepts for multicompartment nanostructures. NANOSCALE 2015; 7:11841-76. [PMID: 26123217 DOI: 10.1039/c5nr02448j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 236] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Compartmentalization is ubiquitous to many biological and artificial systems, be it for the separate storage of incompatible matter or to isolate transport processes. Advancements in the synthesis of sequential block copolymers offer a variety of tools to replicate natural design principles with tailor-made soft matter for the precise spatial separation of functionalities on multiple length scales. Here, we review recent trends in the self-assembly of amphiphilic block copolymers to multicompartment nanostructures (MCNs) under (semi-)dilute conditions, with special emphasis on ABC triblock terpolymers. The intrinsic immiscibility of connected blocks induces short-range repulsion into discrete nano-domains stabilized by a third, soluble block or molecular additive. Polymer blocks can be synthesized from an arsenal of functional monomers directing self-assembly through packing frustration or response to various fields. The mobility in solution further allows the manipulation of self-assembly processes into specific directions by clever choice of environmental conditions. This review focuses on practical concepts that direct self-assembly into predictable nanostructures, while narrowing particle dispersity with respect to size, shape and internal morphology. The growing understanding of underlying self-assembly mechanisms expands the number of experimental concepts providing the means to target and manipulate progressively complex superstructures.
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- André H Gröschel
- Molecular Materials, Department of Applied Physics, Aalto University School of Science, FIN-00076 Aalto, Espoo, Finland.
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Chakraborty C, Bera MK, Rana U, Malik S. Vice versa donor acceptor fluorene–ferrocene alternate copolymer: a twisted ribbon for electrical switching. Chem Commun (Camb) 2015; 51:13123-6. [DOI: 10.1039/c5cc04275e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Two donor–acceptor type copolymers (PFFC-1 and PFFC-2) containing ferrocene and fluorene moieties have been successfully synthesized to evaluate the redox triggered optical and electronic properties.
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- Chanchal Chakraborty
- Polymer Science Unit
- Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science
- Jadavpur
- India
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- Polymer Science Unit
- Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science
- Jadavpur
- India
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- Polymer Science Unit
- Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science
- Jadavpur
- India
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- Polymer Science Unit
- Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science
- Jadavpur
- India
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Nasiri M, Bertrand A, Reineke TM, Hillmyer MA. Polymeric nanocylinders by combining block copolymer self-assembly and nanoskiving. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2014; 6:16283-8. [PMID: 25182218 PMCID: PMC4173745 DOI: 10.1021/am504486r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2014] [Accepted: 08/25/2014] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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A new facile fabrication approach to generate polymeric nanostructures is described. Block copolymers containing immiscible segments can self-assemble to generate ordered nanostructures, such as cylinders of one block in a matrix of the other in the bulk, which can then be sectioned on the nanoscale using a microtome (nanoskiving). Dispersing these sections in a selective solvent for the matrix block results in nanocylinders. In one example, we utilized a poly(N,N-dimethylacrylamide)-block-poly(styrene) (PDMA-PS) copolymer containing 36% by volume of PS. This composition was selected as it self-assembles into cylinders of PS in a matrix of PDMA. Following a previously described procedure, the cylinders were aligned using a channel die. The aligned samples were subsequently sectioned using a microtome containing a diamond knife and dispersed in water, a selective solvent for the PDMA matrix, affording PS nanocylinders with a PDMA corona. This technique allows tuning of nanocylinders without the requirement of specialty fabrication equipment.
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Wang L, Huang H, He T. Rayleigh Instability Induced Cylinder-to-Sphere Transition in Block Copolymer Micelles: Direct Visualization of the Kinetic Pathway. ACS Macro Lett 2014; 3:433-438. [PMID: 35590777 DOI: 10.1021/mz500158f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Direct visualization of morphological evolution remains extremely challenging despite its critical importance to understand the basic fundamentals behind the transition. Here we report on the detailed observation of a spontaneous cylinder-to-sphere morphological transformation of amphiphilic poly(2-vinylpyridine)-b-poly(ethylene oxide) (P2VP-b-PEO) diblock copolymer micelles in aqueous solution, which first provides experimental evidence that the fragmentation pathway is driven by Rayleigh instability showing the distinctive signatures during the transition. Owing to the instability of cylindrical micelles and the fluidity of micellar cores, our results show that the cylindrical micelles spontaneously undulate and transform into spherical micelles through distinct intermediate states, including undulated cylinders and pearl-necklace-like micelles with a perfect sinusoidal wave throughout the length. Moreover, the present system with transitional morphology is proved to be able to act as a model to encapsulate hydrophobic guests in the micellar cores, which displays a relatively sustained release behavior. The specific kinetic pathway provides new insight into the mechanism of block copolymer micellar morphological transition; meanwhile, the dynamic system might serve as a promising candidate for unique nanostructure design as well as contribute to the transition-coupled guest delivery and controlled release.
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- Lulu Wang
- State
Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute
of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, P. R. China
- Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 10039, P. R. China
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- State
Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute
of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, P. R. China
- Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 10039, P. R. China
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- State
Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute
of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, P. R. China
- Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 10039, P. R. China
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Li QL, Gu WX, Gao H, Yang YW. Self-assembly and applications of poly(glycidyl methacrylate)s and their derivatives. Chem Commun (Camb) 2014; 50:13201-15. [DOI: 10.1039/c4cc03036b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Qu Y, Huo F, Li Q, He X, Li S, Zhang W. In situ synthesis of thermo-responsive ABC triblock terpolymer nano-objects by seeded RAFT polymerization. Polym Chem 2014. [DOI: 10.1039/c4py00510d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Synthesis of thermo-responsive ABC triblock terpolymer nano-objects by seeded RAFT polymerization is achieved. At temperature above LCST, the triblock terpolymer nano-objects convert into multicompartment nanoparticles.
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- Yaqing Qu
- Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials of the Ministry of Education
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin)
- Institute of Polymer Chemistry
- Nankai University
- Tianjin 300071, China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials of the Ministry of Education
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin)
- Institute of Polymer Chemistry
- Nankai University
- Tianjin 300071, China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials of the Ministry of Education
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin)
- Institute of Polymer Chemistry
- Nankai University
- Tianjin 300071, China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials of the Ministry of Education
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin)
- Institute of Polymer Chemistry
- Nankai University
- Tianjin 300071, China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials of the Ministry of Education
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin)
- Institute of Polymer Chemistry
- Nankai University
- Tianjin 300071, China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials of the Ministry of Education
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin)
- Institute of Polymer Chemistry
- Nankai University
- Tianjin 300071, China
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Cheng L, Lin X, Wang F, Liu B, Zhou J, Li J, Li W. Well-Defined Polymeric Double Helices with Solvent-Triggered Destruction from Amphiphilic Hairy-Like Nanoparticles. Macromolecules 2013. [DOI: 10.1021/ma401726x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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- Lin Cheng
- Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids, Ministry
of Education of China, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu 241000, China
- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids, Ministry
of Education of China, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu 241000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids, Ministry
of Education of China, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu 241000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids, Ministry
of Education of China, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu 241000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids, Ministry
of Education of China, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu 241000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids, Ministry
of Education of China, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu 241000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids, Ministry
of Education of China, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu 241000, China
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Li X, Gao Y, Xing X, Liu G. Polygonal Micellar Aggregates of a Triblock Terpolymer Containing a Liquid Crystalline Block. Macromolecules 2013. [DOI: 10.1021/ma401324a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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- Xiaoyu Li
- Department
of Chemistry, Queen’s University, 90 Bader Lane, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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- Department
of Chemistry, Queen’s University, 90 Bader Lane, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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- Department
of Physics and Institute of Natural Sciences, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Department
of Chemistry, Queen’s University, 90 Bader Lane, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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Ian W, Guojun L. Self-assembly and chemical processing of block copolymers: a roadmap towards a diverse array of block copolymer nanostructures. SCIENCE CHINA. LIFE SCIENCES 2013. [PMID: 23740360 DOI: 10.1007/s11427-013-4499-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2013] [Accepted: 05/27/2013] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Block copolymers can yield a diverse array of nanostructures. Their assembly structures are influenced by their inherent structures, and the wide variety of structures that can be prepared especially becomes apparent when one considers the number of routes available to prepare block copolymer assemblies. Some examples include self-assembly, directed assembly, coupling, as well as hierarchical assembly, which can yield assemblies having even higher structural order. These assembly routes can also be complemented by processing techniques such as selective crosslinking and etching, the former technique leading to permanent structures, the latter towards sculpted and the combination of the two towards permanent sculpted structures. The combination of these pathways provides extremely versatile routes towards an exciting variety of architectures. This review will attempt to highlight destinations reached by LIU Guojun and coworkers following these pathways.
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- Wyman Ian
- Department of Chemistry, Queen's University, 90 Bader Lane, Kingston, Ontario, K7L 3N6, Canada
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Wyman I, Liu G. Self-assembly and chemical processing of block copolymers: A roadmap towards a diverse array of block copolymer nanostructures. Sci China Chem 2013. [DOI: 10.1007/s11426-013-4951-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Hou C, Hu J, Liu G, Wang J, Liu F, Hu H, Zhang G, Zou H, Tu Y, Liao B. Synthesis and Bulk Self-Assembly of Well-Defined Binary Graft Copolymers. Macromolecules 2013. [DOI: 10.1021/ma400179r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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- Chengmin Hou
- Guangzhou Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, P. R. China
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- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, P. R. China 100049
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- Guangzhou Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, P. R. China
510650
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, P. R. China 100049
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- Guangzhou Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Queen’s University, 90 Bader Lane, Kingston,
Ontario, Canada K7L 3N6
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- Guangzhou Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, P. R. China
510650
- Department of Chemistry, Queen’s University, 90 Bader Lane, Kingston,
Ontario, Canada K7L 3N6
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- Guangzhou Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, P. R. China
510650
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- Department of Chemistry, Queen’s University, 90 Bader Lane, Kingston,
Ontario, Canada K7L 3N6
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- Guangzhou Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, P. R. China
510650
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- Guangzhou Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, P. R. China
510650
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- Guangzhou Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, P. R. China
510650
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- Guangzhou Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, P. R. China
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Wyman IW, Liu G. Micellar structures of linear triblock terpolymers: Three blocks but many possibilities. POLYMER 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2012.12.079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Guo Y, Ma Z, Ding Z, Li RK. Study of hierarchical microstructures self-assembled by π-shaped ABC block copolymers in dilute solution using self-consistent field theory. J Colloid Interface Sci 2012; 379:48-55. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2012.04.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2012] [Revised: 04/16/2012] [Accepted: 04/18/2012] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Gao Y, Li X, Hong L, Liu G. Mesogen-Driven Formation of Triblock Copolymer Cylindrical Micelles. Macromolecules 2012. [DOI: 10.1021/ma202084m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Yang Gao
- Department of Chemistry, Queen’s University, 90 Bader Lane, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
K7L 3N6
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- Department of Chemistry, Queen’s University, 90 Bader Lane, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
K7L 3N6
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- Department of Chemistry, Queen’s University, 90 Bader Lane, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
K7L 3N6
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- Department of Chemistry, Queen’s University, 90 Bader Lane, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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- Adam O. Moughton
- Department of Chemistry and ‡Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455-0431, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and ‡Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455-0431, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and ‡Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455-0431, United States
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Ding ZL, He WD, Tao J, Jiang WX, Li LY, Pan TT. Zwitterionic shell-crosslinked micelles from block-comb copolymer of PtBA-b-P(PEGMEMA-co-DMAEMA). ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011. [DOI: 10.1002/pola.24711] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Gädt T, Schacher FH, McGrath N, Winnik MA, Manners I. Probing the Scope of Crystallization-Driven Living Self-Assembly: Studies of Diblock Copolymer Micelles with a Polyisoprene Corona and a Crystalline Poly(ferrocenyldiethylsilane) Core-Forming Metalloblock. Macromolecules 2011. [DOI: 10.1021/ma1029289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Torben Gädt
- School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1TS, U.K
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- School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1TS, U.K
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada M5S 3H6
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- School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1TS, U.K
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Marsat JN, Heydenreich M, Kleinpeter E, Berlepsch HV, Böttcher C, Laschewsky A. Self-Assembly into Multicompartment Micelles and Selective Solubilization by Hydrophilic−Lipophilic−Fluorophilic Block Copolymers. Macromolecules 2011. [DOI: 10.1021/ma200032j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Jean-Noël Marsat
- Department of Chemistry, Universität Potsdam, Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 24-25, D-14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Universität Potsdam, Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 24-25, D-14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Universität Potsdam, Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 24-25, D-14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany
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- Forschungszentrum für Elektronenmikroskopie, Institut für Chemie und Biochemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Fabeckstr. 36a, D-14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Forschungszentrum für Elektronenmikroskopie, Institut für Chemie und Biochemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Fabeckstr. 36a, D-14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Universität Potsdam, Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 24-25, D-14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany
- Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research, D-14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany
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He L, Hinestrosa JP, Pickel JM, Zhang S, Bucknall DG, Kilbey II SM, Mays JW, Hong K. Fluorine-containing linear block terpolymers: Synthesis and self-assembly in solution. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010. [DOI: 10.1002/pola.24453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Liangzhi Hong
- Department of Chemistry, Queen’s University, 90 Bader Lane, Kingston, Ontario, Canada K7L 3N6
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- Department of Chemistry, Queen’s University, 90 Bader Lane, Kingston, Ontario, Canada K7L 3N6
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Qian J, Zhang M, Manners I, Winnik MA. Nanofiber micelles from the self-assembly of block copolymers. Trends Biotechnol 2010; 28:84-92. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2009.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 108] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2009] [Revised: 11/06/2009] [Accepted: 11/09/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Laschewsky A, Marsat JN, Skrabania K, von Berlepsch H, Böttcher C. Bioinspired Block Copolymers: Translating Structural Features from Proteins to Synthetic Polymers. MACROMOL CHEM PHYS 2010. [DOI: 10.1002/macp.200900378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Kempe K, Hoogenboom R, Hoeppener S, Fustin CA, Gohy JF, Schubert US. Discovering new block terpolymer micellar morphologies. Chem Commun (Camb) 2010; 46:6455-7. [DOI: 10.1039/c001629b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Dupont J, Liu G, Niihara KI, Kimoto R, Jinnai H. Self-Assembled ABC Triblock Copolymer Double and Triple Helices. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2009. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.200901517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Dupont J, Liu G, Niihara KI, Kimoto R, Jinnai H. Self-Assembled ABC Triblock Copolymer Double and Triple Helices. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2009; 48:6144-7. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.200901517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 177] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Zhao F, Liu Z, Feng L, Sun J, Hu J. Chiroptical aggregates from block copolymer bearing amino acid moieties in aqueous solution. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009. [DOI: 10.1002/polb.21739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Skrabania K, Laschewsky A, v Berlepsch H, Böttcher C. Synthesis and micellar self-assembly of ternary hydrophilic-lipophilic-fluorophilic block copolymers with a linear PEO chain. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2009; 25:7594-7601. [PMID: 19320429 DOI: 10.1021/la900253j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
Abstract
Linear amphiphilic diblock and ternary triblock copolymers were synthesized by the RAFT method in two successive steps using a poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) macrochain transfer agent, butyl or 2-ethylhexyl acrylate, and 1H,1H,2H,2H-perfluorodecyl acrylate. The diblock and the triblock copolymers, which consist of a hydrophilic, a lipophilic, and a short fluorophilic block, self-assemble in water into spherical micellar aggregates. Imaging by cryogenic transmission electron microscopy (cryo-TEM) revealed that the micellar cores of the aggregates made from these "triphilic" copolymers can undergo local phase separation to form a unique ultrastructure. In these multicompartment micelles, it appears that extended nonspherical domains, presumably made of nanocrystallites of the fluorocarbon block, are embedded in the hydrocarbon matrix forming the spherical micellar core. This novel internal structure of a micellar core is attributed to the mutual incompatibility of the fluorocarbon and hydrocarbon side chains in combination with the tendency of the used fluorocarbon acrylate monomer to undergo side-chain crystallization.
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- Katja Skrabania
- Department of Chemistry, Universität Potsdam, Karl-Liebknecht-Strasse 24-25, D-14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany
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