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Jones B, Greenfield JL, Cowieson N, Fuchter MJ, Evans RC. Light-Driven Hexagonal-to-Cubic Phase Switching in Arylazopyrazole Lyotropic Liquid Crystals. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:12315-12319. [PMID: 38683357 PMCID: PMC11082889 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c02709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2024] [Revised: 04/15/2024] [Accepted: 04/22/2024] [Indexed: 05/01/2024]
Abstract
Photoinduced manipulation of the nanoscale molecular structure and organization of soft materials can drive changes in the macroscale properties. Here we demonstrate the first example of a light-induced one- to three-dimensional mesophase transition at room temperature in lyotropic liquid crystals constructed from arylazopyrazole photosurfactants in water. We exploit this characteristic to use light to selectively control the rate of gas (CO2) diffusion across a prototype lyotropic liquid crystal membrane. Such control of phase organization, dimensionality, and permeability unlocks the potential for stimuli-responsive analogues in technologies for controlled delivery.
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- Beatrice
E. Jones
- Department
of Materials Science & Metallurgy, University
of Cambridge, 27 Charles Babbage Road, Cambridge, CB3 0FS, U.K.
- Diamond
Light Source, Harwell Science and Innovation
Campus, Didcot, Oxfordshire OX11 0DE, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemistry, Molecular Sciences Research
Hub, White City Campus, Imperial College London, 82 Wood Lane, London, W12 7SL, U.K.
- Institut
für Organische Chemie, Universität
Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany
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- Diamond
Light Source, Harwell Science and Innovation
Campus, Didcot, Oxfordshire OX11 0DE, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemistry, Molecular Sciences Research
Hub, White City Campus, Imperial College London, 82 Wood Lane, London, W12 7SL, U.K.
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- Department
of Materials Science & Metallurgy, University
of Cambridge, 27 Charles Babbage Road, Cambridge, CB3 0FS, U.K.
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Miyamori Y, Tong L, Nabae Y, Hatakeyama-Sato K, Hayakawa T. Core-Shell Double Gyroids Directed by Selective Solvation for ABC Triblock Terpolymers. Macromol Rapid Commun 2024:e2400093. [PMID: 38639102 DOI: 10.1002/marc.202400093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2024] [Revised: 04/16/2024] [Indexed: 04/20/2024]
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The formation of ABC triblock terpolymers through solution casting is still challenging. In this study, core-shell double gyroid network structures are fabricated via solution casting using poly(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl methacrylate) (PTFEMA) (F)-b-[poly(4-vinylpyridine) (P4VP) (P)]-b-[polystyrene (PS) (S)] (FPS) triblock terpolymers in N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF). Upon heat treatment, the polymer tends to form a sphere-in-lamellar structure at the F/S interface. Given the solubility properties of each component in DMF, it is anticipated that the effective volume fraction of F relative to P would increase in concentrated solutions and the effective volume fraction of S would decrease. The microphase-separated structure derived from the DMF solution consistently results in the formation of a network structure composed of a core-shell double gyroid, with F as the matrix, P as the shell, and S as the core, and their periodic lengths gradually increase to 110.8, 131.8, and 162.7 nm as increase molecular weights of PS blocks to 13.8, 20.7, and 28.8 kg mol-1. Based on the solubility properties of the polymer components highlighted in this study, the solvent selection strategy is broadly applicable to ABC triblock terpolymers featuring various polymer components, offering a more efficient avenue for fabricating core-shell double gyroid structures.
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- Yuta Miyamori
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Materials and Chemical Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 S8-36 Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, 152-8552, Japan
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangxi University of Science and Technology, Rare Earth Building B512, No.156 Kejia Avenue, Ganzhou City, Jiangxi Province, 341000, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Materials and Chemical Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 S8-36 Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, 152-8552, Japan
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Materials and Chemical Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 S8-36 Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, 152-8552, Japan
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Materials and Chemical Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 S8-36 Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, 152-8552, Japan
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Aluru NR, Aydin F, Bazant MZ, Blankschtein D, Brozena AH, de Souza JP, Elimelech M, Faucher S, Fourkas JT, Koman VB, Kuehne M, Kulik HJ, Li HK, Li Y, Li Z, Majumdar A, Martis J, Misra RP, Noy A, Pham TA, Qu H, Rayabharam A, Reed MA, Ritt CL, Schwegler E, Siwy Z, Strano MS, Wang Y, Yao YC, Zhan C, Zhang Z. Fluids and Electrolytes under Confinement in Single-Digit Nanopores. Chem Rev 2023; 123:2737-2831. [PMID: 36898130 PMCID: PMC10037271 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.2c00155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/12/2023]
Abstract
Confined fluids and electrolyte solutions in nanopores exhibit rich and surprising physics and chemistry that impact the mass transport and energy efficiency in many important natural systems and industrial applications. Existing theories often fail to predict the exotic effects observed in the narrowest of such pores, called single-digit nanopores (SDNs), which have diameters or conduit widths of less than 10 nm, and have only recently become accessible for experimental measurements. What SDNs reveal has been surprising, including a rapidly increasing number of examples such as extraordinarily fast water transport, distorted fluid-phase boundaries, strong ion-correlation and quantum effects, and dielectric anomalies that are not observed in larger pores. Exploiting these effects presents myriad opportunities in both basic and applied research that stand to impact a host of new technologies at the water-energy nexus, from new membranes for precise separations and water purification to new gas permeable materials for water electrolyzers and energy-storage devices. SDNs also present unique opportunities to achieve ultrasensitive and selective chemical sensing at the single-ion and single-molecule limit. In this review article, we summarize the progress on nanofluidics of SDNs, with a focus on the confinement effects that arise in these extremely narrow nanopores. The recent development of precision model systems, transformative experimental tools, and multiscale theories that have played enabling roles in advancing this frontier are reviewed. We also identify new knowledge gaps in our understanding of nanofluidic transport and provide an outlook for the future challenges and opportunities at this rapidly advancing frontier.
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- Narayana R Aluru
- Oden Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences, Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, 78712TexasUnited States
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- Materials Science Division, Physical and Life Science Directorate, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California94550, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts02139, United States
- Department of Mathematics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts02139, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts02139, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland20742, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts02139, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut06520-8286, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts02139, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland20742, United States
- Institute for Physical Science and Technology, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland20742, United States
- Maryland NanoCenter, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland20742, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts02139, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts02139, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts02139, United States
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California94305, United States
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- Materials Science Division, Physical and Life Science Directorate, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California94550, United States
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- Materials Science Division, Physical and Life Science Directorate, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California94550, United States
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California94305, United States
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California94305, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts02139, United States
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- Materials Science Division, Physical and Life Science Directorate, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California94550, United States
- School of Natural Sciences, University of California Merced, Merced, California95344, United States
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- Materials Science Division, Physical and Life Science Directorate, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California94550, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland20742, United States
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- Oden Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences, Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, 78712TexasUnited States
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, Yale University, 15 Prospect Street, New Haven, Connecticut06520, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut06520-8286, United States
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- Materials Science Division, Physical and Life Science Directorate, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California94550, United States
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Department of Chemistry, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of California, Irvine, Irvine92697, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts02139, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland20742, United States
- Maryland NanoCenter, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland20742, United States
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- Materials Science Division, Physical and Life Science Directorate, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California94550, United States
- School of Natural Sciences, University of California Merced, Merced, California95344, United States
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- Materials Science Division, Physical and Life Science Directorate, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California94550, United States
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California94305, United States
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Chen P, Bates FS, Dorfman KD. Alternating Gyroid Stabilized by Surfactant-like Triblock Terpolymers in IS/SO/ISO Ternary Blends. Macromolecules 2023. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.2c02485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/09/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Pengyu Chen
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota−Twin Cities, 421 Washington Avenue SE, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota−Twin Cities, 421 Washington Avenue SE, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota−Twin Cities, 421 Washington Avenue SE, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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Guo Y, Rosa MIN, Ruzzene M. Topological Surface States in a Gyroid Acoustic Crystal. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2023; 10:e2205723. [PMID: 36526585 PMCID: PMC9951337 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202205723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2022] [Revised: 11/22/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
Abstract
The acoustic properties of an acoustic crystal consisting of acoustic channels designed according to the gyroid minimal surface embedded in a 3D rigid material are investigated. The resulting gyroid acoustic crystal is characterized by a spin-1 Weyl and a charge-2 Dirac degenerate points that are enforced by its nonsymmorphic symmetry. The gyroid geometry and its symmetries produce multi-fold topological degeneracies that occur naturally without the need for ad hoc geometry designs. The non-trivial topology of the acoustic dispersion produces chiral surface states with open arcs, which manifest themselves as waves whose propagation is highly directional and remains confined to the surfaces of a 3D material. Experiments on an additively manufactured sample validate the predictions of surface arc states and produce negative refraction of waves at the interface between adjoining surfaces. The topological surface states in a gyroid acoustic crystal shed light on nontrivial bulk and edge physics in symmetry-based compact continuum materials, whose capabilities augment those observed in ad hoc designs. The continuous shape design of the considered acoustic channels and the ensuing anomalous acoustic performance suggest this class of phononic materials with semimetal-like topology as effective building blocks for acoustic liners and load-carrying structural components with sound proofing functionality.
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- Yuning Guo
- P. M. Rady Department of Mechanical EngineeringUniversity of Colorado BoulderBoulderCO80309USA
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- P. M. Rady Department of Mechanical EngineeringUniversity of Colorado BoulderBoulderCO80309USA
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- P. M. Rady Department of Mechanical EngineeringUniversity of Colorado BoulderBoulderCO80309USA
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Park SJ, Bates FS, Dorfman KD. Complex Phase Behavior in Binary Blends of AB Diblock Copolymer and ABC Triblock Terpolymer. Macromolecules 2023. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.2c02216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- So Jung Park
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota─Twin Cities, 421 Washington Ave. SE, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota─Twin Cities, 421 Washington Ave. SE, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota─Twin Cities, 421 Washington Ave. SE, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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Miyata T, Wang HF, Suenaga T, Watanabe D, Marubayashi H, Jinnai H. Dislocation-Induced Defect Formation in a Double-Gyroid Network. Macromolecules 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.2c01298] [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]
Affiliation(s)
- Tomohiro Miyata
- Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University, 2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8577, Japan
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- Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University, 2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8577, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Engineering, Tohoku University, 6-6 Aramaki Aza Aoba, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Engineering, Tohoku University, 6-6 Aramaki Aza Aoba, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan
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- Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University, 2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8577, Japan
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- Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University, 2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8577, Japan
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Pino G, Cummins C, Mantione D, Demazy N, Alvarez-Fernandez A, Guldin S, Fleury G, Hadziioannou G, Cloutet E, Brochon C. Design and Morphological Investigation of High-χ Catechol-Containing Styrenic Block Copolymers. Macromolecules 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.2c00476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Guillaume Pino
- Université de Bordeaux, CNRS, Bordeaux INP, LCPO, UMR 5629, F-33600 Pessac, France
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- Université de Bordeaux, CNRS, Bordeaux INP, LCPO, UMR 5629, F-33600 Pessac, France
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- POLYKEY Polymers, Joxe Mari Korta Center, Avda. Tolosa 72, 20018 Donostia-San Sebastian, Spain
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- Université de Bordeaux, CNRS, Bordeaux INP, LCPO, UMR 5629, F-33600 Pessac, France
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University College London, Torrington Place, WC1E 6BT London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University College London, Torrington Place, WC1E 6BT London, United Kingdom
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- Université de Bordeaux, CNRS, Bordeaux INP, LCPO, UMR 5629, F-33600 Pessac, France
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- Université de Bordeaux, CNRS, Bordeaux INP, LCPO, UMR 5629, F-33600 Pessac, France
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- Université de Bordeaux, CNRS, Bordeaux INP, LCPO, UMR 5629, F-33600 Pessac, France
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- Université de Bordeaux, CNRS, Bordeaux INP, LCPO, UMR 5629, F-33600 Pessac, France
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Chen P, Mahanthappa MK, Dorfman KD. Stability of cubic single network phases in diblock copolymer melts. JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/pol.20220318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Pengyu Chen
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science University of Minnesota Minneapolis Minnesota USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science University of Minnesota Minneapolis Minnesota USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science University of Minnesota Minneapolis Minnesota USA
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Shen Z, Luo K, Park SJ, Li D, Mahanthappa MK, Bates FS, Dorfman KD, Lodge TP, Siepmann JI. Stabilizing a Double Gyroid Network Phase with 2 nm Feature Size by Blending of Lamellar and Cylindrical Forming Block Oligomers. JACS AU 2022; 2:1405-1416. [PMID: 35783180 PMCID: PMC9241014 DOI: 10.1021/jacsau.2c00101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2022] [Revised: 04/20/2022] [Accepted: 05/13/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
Abstract
Molecular dynamics simulations are used to study binary blends of an AB-type diblock and an AB2-type miktoarm triblock amphiphiles (also known as high-χ block oligomers) consisting of sugar-based (A) and hydrocarbon (B) blocks. In their pure form, the AB diblock and AB2 triblock amphiphiles self-assemble into ordered lamellar (LAM) and cylindrical (CYL) structures, respectively. At intermediate compositions, however, the AB2-rich blend (0.2 ≤ x AB ≤ 0.4) forms a double gyroid (DG) network, whereas perforated lamellae (PL) are observed in the AB-rich blend (0.5 ≤ x AB ≤ 0.8). All of the ordered mesophases present domain pitches under 3 nm, with 1 nm feature sizes for the polar domains. Structural analyses reveal that the nonuniform interfacial curvatures of DG and PL structures are supported by local composition variations of the LAM- and CYL-forming amphiphiles. Self-consistent mean field theory calculations for blends of related AB and AB2 block polymers also show the DG network at intermediate compositions, when A is the minority block, but PL is not stable. This work provides molecular-level insights into how blending of shape-filling molecular architectures enables network phase formation with extremely small feature sizes over a wide composition range.
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- Zhengyuan Shen
- Department
of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota, 421 Washington Avenue SE, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455-0132, United States
- Chemical
Theory Center, University of Minnesota, 207 Pleasant Street SE, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455-0431, United States
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- Chemical
Theory Center, University of Minnesota, 207 Pleasant Street SE, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455-0431, United States
- Department
of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, 207 Pleasant Street SE, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455-0431, United States
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota, 421 Washington Avenue SE, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455-0132, United States
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota, 421 Washington Avenue SE, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455-0132, United States
- Chemical
Theory Center, University of Minnesota, 207 Pleasant Street SE, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455-0431, United States
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota, 421 Washington Avenue SE, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455-0132, United States
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota, 421 Washington Avenue SE, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455-0132, United States
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota, 421 Washington Avenue SE, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455-0132, United States
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota, 421 Washington Avenue SE, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455-0132, United States
- Department
of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, 207 Pleasant Street SE, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455-0431, United States
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota, 421 Washington Avenue SE, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455-0132, United States
- Chemical
Theory Center, University of Minnesota, 207 Pleasant Street SE, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455-0431, United States
- Department
of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, 207 Pleasant Street SE, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455-0431, United States
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Liberman L, Coughlin ML, Weigand S, Edmund J, Bates FS, Lodge TP. Impact of Side-Chain Length on the Self-Assembly of Linear-Bottlebrush Diblock Copolymers. Macromolecules 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.2c00758] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Lucy Liberman
- Department of Chemical Engineering & Materials Science, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
- Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering & Materials Science, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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- Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Lemont, Illinois 60439 United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering & Materials Science, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering & Materials Science, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering & Materials Science, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
- Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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Park SJ, Bates FS, Dorfman KD. Alternating Gyroid in Block Polymer Blends. ACS Macro Lett 2022; 11:643-650. [PMID: 35570813 DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.2c00115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
Alternating gyroid is a lower symmetry variant of the double gyroid morphology, where the left-handed and right-handed chiral networks are physically distinct. This structure is of particular interest for photonic applications owing to predictions of a complete photonic band gap subject to the requirement of a large dielectric contrast between the individual networks and sufficient optical matching between one of the networks and the matrix. We provide evidence, via self-consistent field theory (SCFT), that stoichiometric blends of double-gyroid-forming AB and BC diblock copolymers with relatively immiscible A and C blocks should form an alternating gyroid morphology with complementary three-dimensional A and C networks that have a free energy that is nearly degenerate with two phase-separated double gyroid states. Solvent casting offers the potential for trapping this binary mixture of diblock copolymers in this metastable alternating gyroid phase. Theory further predicts that the addition of a minuscule amount (<1%) of ABC triblock terpolymer will open an alternating gyroid stability window in the resulting ternary-phase diagram. The surfactant-like stabilization produced by the triblock is relatively insensitive to its exact composition provided the B-block forms a sufficiently long bridge between the A-rich and C-rich networks. This blending strategy provides significant synthetic and material processing advantages compared to prevailing methods to produce an alternating gyroid phase in block polymers.
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- So Jung Park
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota − Twin Cities, 421 Washington Avenue SE, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota − Twin Cities, 421 Washington Avenue SE, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota − Twin Cities, 421 Washington Avenue SE, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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Yang GG, Choi HJ, Han KH, Kim JH, Lee CW, Jung EI, Jin HM, Kim SO. Block Copolymer Nanopatterning for Nonsemiconductor Device Applications. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:12011-12037. [PMID: 35230079 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c22836] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Block copolymer (BCP) nanopatterning has emerged as a versatile nanoscale fabrication tool for semiconductor devices and other applications, because of its ability to organize well-defined, periodic nanostructures with a critical dimension of 5-100 nm. While the most promising application field of BCP nanopatterning has been semiconductor devices, the versatility of BCPs has also led to enormous interest from a broad spectrum of other application areas. In particular, the intrinsically low cost and straightforward processing of BCP nanopatterning have been widely recognized for their large-area parallel formation of dense nanoscale features, which clearly contrasts that of sophisticated processing steps of the typical photolithographic process, including EUV lithography. In this Review, we highlight the recent progress in the field of BCP nanopatterning for various nonsemiconductor applications. Notable examples relying on BCP nanopatterning, including nanocatalysts, sensors, optics, energy devices, membranes, surface modifications and other emerging applications, are summarized. We further discuss the current limitations of BCP nanopatterning and suggest future research directions to open up new potential application fields.
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- Geon Gug Yang
- National Creative Research Initiative Center for Multi-Dimensional Directed Nanoscale Assembly, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, KAIST, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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- National Creative Research Initiative Center for Multi-Dimensional Directed Nanoscale Assembly, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, KAIST, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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- National Creative Research Initiative Center for Multi-Dimensional Directed Nanoscale Assembly, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, KAIST, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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- National Creative Research Initiative Center for Multi-Dimensional Directed Nanoscale Assembly, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, KAIST, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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- National Creative Research Initiative Center for Multi-Dimensional Directed Nanoscale Assembly, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, KAIST, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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- National Creative Research Initiative Center for Multi-Dimensional Directed Nanoscale Assembly, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, KAIST, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Organic Materials Engineering, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, 34134, Republic of Korea
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- National Creative Research Initiative Center for Multi-Dimensional Directed Nanoscale Assembly, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, KAIST, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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Lang C, Kumar M, Hickey RJ. Current status and future directions of self-assembled block copolymer membranes for molecular separations. SOFT MATTER 2021; 17:10405-10415. [PMID: 34768280 DOI: 10.1039/d1sm01368h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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One of the most efficient and promising separation alternatives to thermal methods such as distillation is the use of polymeric membranes that separate mixtures based on molecular size or chemical affinity. Self-assembled block copolymer membranes have gained considerable attention within the membrane field due to precise control over nanoscale structure, pore size, and chemical versatility. Despite the rapid progress and excitement, a significant hurdle in using block copolymer membranes for nanometer and sub-nanometer separations such as nanofiltration and reverse osmosis is the lower limit on domain size features. Strategies such as polymer post-functionalization, self-assembly of oligomers, liquid crystals, and random copolymers, or incorporation of artificial/natural channels within block copolymer materials are future directions with the potential to overcome current limitations with respect to separation size.
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- Chao Lang
- South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, School of Molecular Science and Engineering, Guangzhou 510640, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Functional and Intelligent Hybrid Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, 16801, USA.
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- Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, 78712, USA.
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, 16801, USA.
- Materials Research Institute, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, 16801, USA
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Park SJ, Cheong GK, Bates FS, Dorfman KD. Stability of the Double Gyroid Phase in Bottlebrush Diblock Copolymer Melts. Macromolecules 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.1c01654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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- So Jung Park
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota—Twin Cities, 421 Washington Ave. SE, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota—Twin Cities, 421 Washington Ave. SE, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota—Twin Cities, 421 Washington Ave. SE, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota—Twin Cities, 421 Washington Ave. SE, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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Versatile approach to nanoporous polymers with bicontinuous morphology using metal templated synthesis. Eur Polym J 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2021.110509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Lee J, Seo M. Downsizing of Block Polymer-Templated Nanopores to One Nanometer via Hyper-Cross-Linking of High χ-Low N Precursors. ACS NANO 2021; 15:9154-9166. [PMID: 33950684 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.1c02690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Synthesizing nanoporous polymer from the block polymer template by selective removal of the sacrificial domain offers straightforward pore size control as a function of the degree of polymerization (N). Downscaling pore size into the microporous regime (<2 nm) has been thermodynamically challenging, because the low N drives the system to disorder and the small-sized pore is prone to collapse. Herein, we report that maximizing cross-linking density of a block polymer precursor with an increased interaction parameter (χ) can help successfully stabilize the structure bearing pore sizes of 1.1 nm. We adopt polymerization-induced microphase separation (PIMS) combined with hyper-cross-linking as a strategy for the preparation of the bicontinuous block polymer precursors with a densely cross-linked framework by copolymerization of vinylbenzyl chloride with divinylbenzene and also Friedel-Crafts alkylation. Incorporating 4-vinylbiphenyl as a higher-χ comonomer to the sacrificial polylactide (PLA) block and optimizing the segregation strength versus cross-linking density allow for further downscaling. Control of pore size by N of PLA is demonstrated in the range of 9.9-1.1 nm. Accessible surface area to fluorescein-tagged dextrans is regulated by the relative size of the pore to the guest, and pore size is controlled. These findings will be useful for designing microporous polymers with tailored pore size for advanced catalytic and separation applications.
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- Department of Chemistry, KAIST, Daejeon 34141, Korea
- KAIST Institute for Nanocentury, KAIST, Daejeon 34141, Korea
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Kumar L, Singh S, Horechyy A, Fery A, Nandan B. Block Copolymer Template-Directed Catalytic Systems: Recent Progress and Perspectives. MEMBRANES 2021; 11:membranes11050318. [PMID: 33925335 PMCID: PMC8146702 DOI: 10.3390/membranes11050318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2021] [Revised: 04/20/2021] [Accepted: 04/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Fabrication of block copolymer (BCP) template-assisted nano-catalysts has been a subject of immense interest in the field of catalysis and polymer chemistry for more than two decades now. Different methods, such as colloidal route, on-substrate methods, bulk self-assembly approaches, combined approaches, and many others have been used to prepare such nano-catalysts. The present review focuses on the advances made in this direction using diblock, triblock, and other types of BCP self-assembled structures. It will be shown how interestingly, researchers have exploited the features of tunable periodicity, domain orientation, and degree of lateral orders of self-assembled BCPs by using fundamental approaches, as well as using different combinations of simple methods to fabricate efficient catalysts. These approaches allow for fabricating catalysts that are used for the growth of single- and multi-walled carbon nanotubes (CNTs) on the substrate, size-dependent electrooxidation of the carbon mono oxide, cracking of 1,3,5-triisopropylbenzene (TIPB), methanol oxidation, formic acid oxidation, and for catalytic degradation of dyes and water pollutants, etc. The focus will also be on how efficient and ease-of-use catalysts can be fabricated using different BCP templates, and how these have contributed to the fabrication of different nano-catalysts, such as nanoparticle array catalysts, strawberry and Janus-like nanoparticles catalysts, mesoporous nanoparticles and film catalysts, gyroid-based bicontinuous catalysts, and hollow fiber membrane catalysts.
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- Labeesh Kumar
- Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden e. V., Hohe Str. 6, 01069 Dresden, Germany;
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- Department of Textile Technology, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016, India;
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- Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden e. V., Hohe Str. 6, 01069 Dresden, Germany;
- Correspondence: (A.H.); (A.F.); (B.N.); Tel.: +49-351-4658-324 (A.H.); +49-351-4658-225 (A.F.); +91-11-2659 6679 (B.N.)
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- Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden e. V., Hohe Str. 6, 01069 Dresden, Germany;
- Institute of Physical Chemistry of Polymeric Materials, Technische Universität Dresden, 01062 Dresden, Germany
- Correspondence: (A.H.); (A.F.); (B.N.); Tel.: +49-351-4658-324 (A.H.); +49-351-4658-225 (A.F.); +91-11-2659 6679 (B.N.)
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- Department of Textile Technology, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016, India;
- Correspondence: (A.H.); (A.F.); (B.N.); Tel.: +49-351-4658-324 (A.H.); +49-351-4658-225 (A.F.); +91-11-2659 6679 (B.N.)
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Periodic gyroid network materials have many interesting properties (band gaps, topologically protected modes, superior charge and mass transport, and outstanding mechanical properties) due to the space-group symmetries and their multichannel triply continuous morphology. The three-dimensional structure of a twin boundary in a self-assembled polystyrene-b-polydimethylsiloxane (PS-PDMS) double-gyroid (DG) forming diblock copolymer is directly visualized using dual-beam scanning microscopy. The reconstruction clearly shows that the intermaterial dividing surface (IMDS) is smooth and continuous across the boundary plane as the pairs of chiral PDMS networks suddenly change their handedness. The boundary plane therefore acts as a topological mirror. The morphology of the normally chiral nodes and strut loops within the networks is altered in the twin-boundary plane with the formation of three new types of achiral nodes and the appearance of two new classes of achiral loops. The boundary region shares a very similar surface/volume ratio and distribution of the mean and Gaussian curvatures of the IMDS as the adjacent ordered DG grain regions, suggesting the twin is a low-energy boundary.
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- Xueyan Feng
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77840
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- Department of Material Science and Nano Engineering, Rice University, Houston, TX 77005
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- Department of Material Science and Nano Engineering, Rice University, Houston, TX 77005
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77840;
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Nowak SR, Lachmayr KK, Yager KG, Sita LR. Stable Thermotropic 3D and 2D Double Gyroid Nanostructures with Sub‐2‐nm Feature Size from Scalable Sugar–Polyolefin Conjugates. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202016384] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Samantha R. Nowak
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry University of Maryland College Park MD 20742 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry University of Maryland College Park MD 20742 USA
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- Center for Functional Nanomaterials Brookhaven National Laboratory Upton NY 11973 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry University of Maryland College Park MD 20742 USA
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Nowak SR, Lachmayr KK, Yager KG, Sita LR. Stable Thermotropic 3D and 2D Double Gyroid Nanostructures with Sub‐2‐nm Feature Size from Scalable Sugar–Polyolefin Conjugates. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:8710-8716. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202016384] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2020] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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- Samantha R. Nowak
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry University of Maryland College Park MD 20742 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry University of Maryland College Park MD 20742 USA
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- Center for Functional Nanomaterials Brookhaven National Laboratory Upton NY 11973 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry University of Maryland College Park MD 20742 USA
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The potential use of a gyroid structure to represent monolithic matrices for bioseparation purposes: Fluid dynamics and mass transfer analysis via CFD. Sep Purif Technol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2020.117594] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Hampu N, Werber JR, Chan WY, Feinberg EC, Hillmyer MA. Next-Generation Ultrafiltration Membranes Enabled by Block Polymers. ACS NANO 2020; 14:16446-16471. [PMID: 33315381 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.0c07883] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Reliable and equitable access to safe drinking water is a major and growing challenge worldwide. Membrane separations represent one of the most promising strategies for the energy-efficient purification of potential water sources. In particular, porous membranes are used for the ultrafiltration (UF) of water to remove contaminants with nanometric sizes. However, despite exhibiting excellent water permeability and solution processability, existing UF membranes contain a broad distribution of pore sizes that limit their size selectivity. To maximize the potential utility of UF membranes and allow for precise separations, improvements in the size selectivity of these systems must be achieved. Block polymers represent a potentially transformative solution, as these materials self-assemble into well-defined domains of uniform size. Several different strategies have been reported for integrating block polymers into UF membranes, and each strategy has its own set of materials and processing considerations to ensure that uniform and continuous pores are generated. This Review aims to summarize and critically analyze the chemistries, processing techniques, and properties required for the most common methods for producing porous membranes from block polymers, with a particular focus on the fundamental mechanisms underlying block polymer self-assembly and pore formation. Critical structure-property-performance metrics will be analyzed for block polymer UF membranes to understand how these membranes compare to commercial UF membranes and to identify key research areas for continued improvements. This Review is intended to inform readers of the capabilities and current challenges of block polymer UF membranes, while stimulating critical thought on strategies to advance these technologies.
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- Nicholas Hampu
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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Song C, Li Y, Wang B, Hong Y, Xue C, Li Q, Shen E, Cui D. A novel anticoagulant affinity membrane for enhanced hemocompatibility and bilirubin removal. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2020; 197:111430. [PMID: 33125976 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2020.111430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2020] [Revised: 10/12/2020] [Accepted: 10/18/2020] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Affinity membrane is widely employed to promote specific adsorption of toxins and reduce the blood purification therapeutic time. However, it suffers from insufficient toxin binding and low hemocompatibility. Herein, a novel anticoagulant affinity membrane (AAM) was developed to clear bilirubin from human blood in a pore-flow-through way. Firstly, a nylon net membrane with a regularly arranged pore as the matrix was coated with poly(pyrrole-3-carboxylic acid) via chemical vapor deposition (CVD) method. Then, poly(L-arginine) (PLA) as a highly specific ligand of bilirubin, was immobilized onto the surface of the composited membrane after the modification of heparin. Owing to the 3-dimensional molecular architecture of PLA, up to 86.1 % of bilirubin was efficiently cleared. Besides, the AAM exhibited effective anticoagulant activity in the measurement of clotting time, with suppressed thrombus formation, low hemolysis ratio, minimized platelet and leukocyte adhesion, and excellent biosafety. Therefore, the AAM has enormous potential in blood purification therapy for enhancing hemocompatibility and bilirubin removal.
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- Cunfeng Song
- Institute of Nano Biomedicine and Engineering, Department of Instrument Science & Engineering, School of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 1665 Kongjiang Road, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Institute of Nano Biomedicine and Engineering, Department of Instrument Science & Engineering, School of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Institute of Nano Biomedicine and Engineering, Department of Instrument Science & Engineering, School of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Institute of Nano Biomedicine and Engineering, Department of Instrument Science & Engineering, School of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Department of Ultrasound in Medicine, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 600 Xishan Road, Shanghai 200233, China
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- Institute of Nano Biomedicine and Engineering, Department of Instrument Science & Engineering, School of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, China; National Engineering Center for Nanotechnology, Collaborative Innovational Center for System Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, China.
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Howard MP, Lequieu J, Delaney KT, Ganesan V, Fredrickson GH, Truskett TM. Connecting Solute Diffusion to Morphology in Triblock Copolymer Membranes. Macromolecules 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.0c00104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Michael P. Howard
- McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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- Materials Research Laboratory, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106, United States
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- Materials Research Laboratory, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106, United States
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- McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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- Materials Research Laboratory, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106, United States
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106, United States
- Materials Department, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106, United States
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- McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
- Department of Physics, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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Xie Q, Qiang Y, Li W. Regulate the Stability of Gyroids of ABC-Type Multiblock Copolymers by Controlling the Packing Frustration. ACS Macro Lett 2020; 9:278-283. [PMID: 35638691 DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.9b00966] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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We propose to regulate the stability of gyroids of ABC-type multiblock copolymers by controlling the packing frustration of majority-component B-blocks. Accordingly, we investigate the self-assembly behaviors of the BABCB linear terpolymer with a variable length ratio τ of the middle B-block relative to the total B-blocks using self-consistent field theory. It is observed that the gyroid region exhibits a maximal width with respect to τ, which is attributed by the nonmonotonical change of the packing frustration of three B-blocks in the morphology of discrete domains, for example, cylinders. Then we further purposely design another ABC-type copolymer composed of an ABC linear triblock tethered by another B-block at the middle of the B-block. In contrast, the packing frustration of B-blocks of the second terpolymer drops down continuously as the middle B-block shortens, thus, expanding the stable regions of cylinders and spheres while contracting those of lamella and gyroid.
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- Qiong Xie
- 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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Al-Shimmery A, Mazinani S, Flynn J, Chew J, Mattia D. 3D printed porous contactors for enhanced oil droplet coalescence. J Memb Sci 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2019.117274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [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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Oh W, Park JW. Facile Synthesis of Robust and Pore-Size-Tunable Nanoporous Covalent Framework Membrane by Simultaneous Gelation and Phase Separation of Covalent Network/Poly(methyl methacrylate) Mixture. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:32398-32407. [PMID: 31393696 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b10175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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We report a facile route toward the preparation of organic-solvent-resistant and three-dimensionally continuous nanoporous covalent framework membrane. The membrane was prepared from the blend of linear poly(methyl methacrylate) and the cross-linked polyurea-based organic network, followed by selective removal of the linear polymer part. The pore morphologies, porosity, and solvent permeation properties of the membrane could be simply modified by the initial composition of the poly(methyl methacrylate) added to a sol of the organic network. The pore was three-dimensionally continuous with pore size ranging from 5 nm to tens of nanometers. Despite the broad pore size distribution, ultrafiltration of sub-10 nm solutes was realized with a molecular size cutoff near 5 nm thanks to the bicontinuous pore structure of the membrane. The nanoporous structure exhibited long-term resistance to organic solvents as well as thermal stability and mechanical strength. The separation performance remained unchanged in organic-rich medium for a prolonged time. Our strategy provides a synthetic route to a structurally robust, three-dimensionally continuous nanoporous polymeric membrane for potential application that necessitates the use of organic solvent.
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- Wangsuk Oh
- School of Materials Science and Engineering , Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology , 123 Cheomdan-gwagiro , Bukgu , Gwangju 61005 , Korea
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering , Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology , 123 Cheomdan-gwagiro , Bukgu , Gwangju 61005 , Korea
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Martín-de León J, Bernardo V, Rodríguez-Pérez MÁ. Nanocellular Polymers: The Challenge of Creating Cells in the Nanoscale. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2019; 12:E797. [PMID: 30866572 PMCID: PMC6427625 DOI: 10.3390/ma12050797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2019] [Revised: 02/25/2019] [Accepted: 03/04/2019] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The evolution of technology means that increasingly better materials are needed. It is well known that as a result of their interesting properties, nanocellular polymers perform better than microcellular ones. For this reason, the investigation on nanocellular materials is nowadays a very topical issue. In this paper, the different approaches for the production of these materials in our laboratory are explained, and results obtained by using polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) are shown. Homogeneous nucleation has been studied by using raw PMMA, while two different systems were used for heterogeneous nucleation; adding nanoparticles to the system and using nanostructured polymers as solid precursors for foaming. The effects of the different parameters of the production process (gas dissolution foaming process) have been evaluated for all systems being possible to establish a comparison between the materials produced by different approaches. Moreover, the limitations and future work to optimise the materials produced are also discussed.
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- Judith Martín-de León
- CellMat Laboratory, University of Valladolid, Paseo de Belen 7, 47011 Valladolid, Spain.
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- CellMat Laboratory, University of Valladolid, Paseo de Belen 7, 47011 Valladolid, Spain.
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May AW, Shi Z, Wijayasekara DB, Gin DL, Bailey TS. Self-assembly of highly asymmetric, poly(ionic liquid)-rich diblock copolymers and the effects of simple structural modification on phase behaviour. Polym Chem 2019. [DOI: 10.1039/c8py01414k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A series of ATRP-synthesized poly(IL) diblock copolymers exhibit morphological phase behavior with shifted phase boundaries and alkyl substituent dependent segregation.
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- Alyssa W. May
- Department of Chemistry
- Colorado State University
- Fort Collins
- USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- University of Colorado
- Boulder
- USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- University of Colorado
- Boulder
- USA
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
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- Department of Chemistry
- Colorado State University
- Fort Collins
- USA
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
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Effect of Unit Cell Type and Pore Size on Porosity and Mechanical Behavior of Additively Manufactured Ti6Al4V Scaffolds. MATERIALS 2018; 11:ma11122402. [PMID: 30487419 PMCID: PMC6317238 DOI: 10.3390/ma11122402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2018] [Revised: 11/20/2018] [Accepted: 11/22/2018] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Porous metal structures have emerged as a promising solution in repairing and replacing damaged bone in biomedical applications. With the advent of additive manufacturing technology, fabrication of porous scaffold architecture of different unit cell types with desired parameters can replicate the biomechanical properties of the natural bone, thereby overcoming the issues, such as stress shielding effect, to avoid implant failure. The purpose of this research was to investigate the influence of cube and gyroid unit cell types, with pore size ranging from 300 to 600 µm, on porosity and mechanical behavior of titanium alloy (Ti6Al4V) scaffolds. Scaffold samples were modeled and analyzed using finite element analysis (FEA) following the ISO standard (ISO 13314). Selective laser melting (SLM) process was used to manufacture five samples of each type. Morphological characterization of samples was performed through micro CT Scan system and the samples were later subjected to compression testing to assess the mechanical behavior of scaffolds. Numerical and experimental analysis of samples show porosity greater than 50% for all types, which is in agreement with desired porosity range of natural bone. Mechanical properties of samples depict that values of elastic modulus and yield strength decreases with increase in porosity, with elastic modulus reduced up to 3 GPa and yield strength decreased to 7 MPa. However, while comparing with natural bone properties, only cube and gyroid structure with pore size 300 µm falls under the category of giving similar properties to that of natural bone. Analysis of porous scaffolds show promising results for application in orthopedic implants. Application of optimum scaffold structures to implants can reduce the premature failure of implants and increase the reliability of prosthetics.
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Shen KH, Brown JR, Hall LM. Diffusion in Lamellae, Cylinders, and Double Gyroid Block Copolymer Nanostructures. ACS Macro Lett 2018; 7:1092-1098. [PMID: 35632941 DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.8b00506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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We study transport of penetrants through nanoscale morphologies motivated by common block copolymer morphologies, using confined random walks and coarse-grained simulations. Diffusion through randomly oriented grains is 1/3 for cylinder and 2/3 for lamellar morphologies versus an unconstrained (homopolymer) system, as previously understood. Diffusion in the double gyroid structure depends on the volume fraction and is 0.47-0.55 through the minority phase at 30-50 vol % and 0.73-0.80 through the majority at 50-70 vol %. Thus, among randomly oriented standard minority phase structures with no grain boundary effects, lamellae is preferable for transport.
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- Kuan-Hsuan Shen
- William G. Lowrie Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The Ohio State University, 151 West Woodruff Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43210, United States
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- William G. Lowrie Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The Ohio State University, 151 West Woodruff Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43210, United States
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- William G. Lowrie Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The Ohio State University, 151 West Woodruff Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43210, United States
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Calorimetric studies of PEO-b-PMMA and PEO-b-PiPMA diblock copolymers synthesized via atom transfer radical polymerization. POLYMER 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2018.01.082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Bernardo V, Martín-de León J, Laguna-Gutiérrez E, Rodríguez-Pérez MÁ. PMMA-sepiolite nanocomposites as new promising materials for the production of nanocellular polymers. Eur Polym J 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2017.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Vidil T, Hampu N, Hillmyer MA. Nanoporous Thermosets with Percolating Pores from Block Polymers Chemically Fixed above the Order-Disorder Transition. ACS CENTRAL SCIENCE 2017; 3:1114-1120. [PMID: 29104928 PMCID: PMC5658760 DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.7b00358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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A lamellar diblock polymer combining a cross-linkable segment with a chemically etchable segment was cross-linked above its order-disorder temperature (TODT) to kinetically trap the morphology associated with the fluctuating disordered state. After removal of the etchable block, evaluation of the resulting porous thermoset allows for an unprecedented experimental characterization of the trapped disordered phase. Through a combination of small-angle X-ray scattering, nitrogen sorption, scanning electron microscopy, and electron tomography experiments we demonstrate that the nanoporous structure exhibits a narrow pore size distribution and a high surface to volume ratio and is bicontinuous over a large sample area. Together with the processability of the polymeric starting material, the proposed system combines attractive attributes for many advanced applications. In particular, it was used to design new composite membranes for the ultrafiltration of water.
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- Thomas Vidil
- Department
of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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Jiang J, Jacobs AG, Wenning B, Liedel C, Thompson MO, Ober CK. Ultrafast Self-Assembly of Sub-10 nm Block Copolymer Nanostructures by Solvent-Free High-Temperature Laser Annealing. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2017; 9:31317-31324. [PMID: 28598156 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b00774] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Laser spike annealing was applied to PS-b-PDMS diblock copolymers to induce short-time (millisecond time scale), high-temperature (300 to 700 °C) microphase segregation and directed self-assembly of sub-10 nm features. Conditions were identified that enabled uniform microphase separation in the time frame of tens of milliseconds. Microphase ordering improved with increased temperature and annealing time, whereas phase separation contrast was lost for very short annealing times at high temperature. PMMA brush underlayers aided ordering under otherwise identical laser annealing conditions. Good long-range order for sub-10 nm cylinder morphology was achieved using graphoepitaxy coupled with a 20 ms dwell laser spike anneal above 440 °C.
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- Jing Jiang
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, ‡Department of Materials Science and Engineering, and §Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University , Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, ‡Department of Materials Science and Engineering, and §Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University , Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, ‡Department of Materials Science and Engineering, and §Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University , Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, ‡Department of Materials Science and Engineering, and §Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University , Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, ‡Department of Materials Science and Engineering, and §Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University , Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, ‡Department of Materials Science and Engineering, and §Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University , Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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Park J, Saba SA, Hillmyer MA, Kang DC, Seo M. Effect of homopolymer in polymerization-induced microphase separation process. POLYMER 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2017.04.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Ryu IH, Kim YJ, Jung YS, Lim JS, Ross CA, Son JG. Interfacial Energy-Controlled Top Coats for Gyroid/Cylinder Phase Transitions of Polystyrene-block-polydimethylsiloxane Block Copolymer Thin Films. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2017; 9:17427-17434. [PMID: 28470057 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b02910] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Block copolymers (BCPs) with a high Flory-Huggins interaction parameter (χ) can form well-defined sub-10 nm periodic structures and can be used as a template for fabrication of various functional nanostructures. However, the large difference of surface energy between the blocks commonly found in high-χ BCPs makes it challenging to stabilize a useful gyroid morphology in thin film form. Here, we used an interfacial-energy-tailored top-coat on a blended film of a polystyrene-block-polydimethylsiloxane (PS-b-PDMS) BCP and a low-molecular-weight PDMS homopolymer with a hydrophilic end functional group. The top coat consisted of a random mixture of 40% hydrolyzed poly(vinyl acetate)-random-poly(vinly alcohol) (PVA-r-PVAc, PVA40) and PVAc homopolymer. At the optimized top-coat composition, gyroid nanostructures with sub-10 nm strut width were achieved down to ∼125 nm film thickness, which is only 3 times the lattice parameter of the gyroid structure. This is in marked contrast with a mixed morphology of gyroid and cylinders obtained for other compositions of the top coat. Self-consistent field theoretic simulations were used to understand the effect of the interfacial energy between the top coat and BCP/homopolymer blends on the phase transition behavior of the BCP/homopolymer films.
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- In Hyu Ryu
- Photo-Electronic Hybrids Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) , Seoul 02792, South Korea
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Sogang University , Seoul 04107, South Korea
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- KAIST Institute for NanoCentury, KAIST , Daejeon 34141, South Korea
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- Department of Materials Science & Engineering, KAIST , Daejeon 34141, South Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Sogang University , Seoul 04107, South Korea
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- Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology , Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Photo-Electronic Hybrids Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) , Seoul 02792, South Korea
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Aissou K, Mumtaz M, Portale G, Brochon C, Cloutet E, Fleury G, Hadziioannou G. Templated Sub-100-nm-Thick Double-Gyroid Structure from Si-Containing Block Copolymer Thin Films. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2017; 13:1603777. [PMID: 28383179 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201603777] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2016] [Revised: 01/30/2017] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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The directed self-assembly of diblock copolymer chains (poly(1,1-dimethyl silacyclobutane)-block-polystyrene, PDMSB-b-PS) into a thin film double gyroid structure is described. A decrease of the kinetics of a typical double-wave pattern formation is reported within the 3D-nanostructure when the film thickness on mesas is lower than the gyroid unit cell. However, optimization of the solvent-vapor annealing process results in very large grains (over 10 µm²) with specific orientation (i.e., parallel to the air substrate) and direction (i.e., along the groove direction) of the characteristic (211) plane, demonstrated by templating sub-100-nm-thick PDMSB-b-PS films.
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- Karim Aissou
- Laboratoire de Chimie des Polymères Organiques, CNRS - ENSCPB - Université de Bordeaux, 16 Avenue Pey-Berland, F-33607, Pessac Cedex, France
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- Laboratoire de Chimie des Polymères Organiques, CNRS - ENSCPB - Université de Bordeaux, 16 Avenue Pey-Berland, F-33607, Pessac Cedex, France
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- Macromolecular Chemistry & New Polymeric Materials, Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, Nijenborgh 4, NL-9747, AG, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Laboratoire de Chimie des Polymères Organiques, CNRS - ENSCPB - Université de Bordeaux, 16 Avenue Pey-Berland, F-33607, Pessac Cedex, France
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- Laboratoire de Chimie des Polymères Organiques, CNRS - ENSCPB - Université de Bordeaux, 16 Avenue Pey-Berland, F-33607, Pessac Cedex, France
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- Laboratoire de Chimie des Polymères Organiques, CNRS - ENSCPB - Université de Bordeaux, 16 Avenue Pey-Berland, F-33607, Pessac Cedex, France
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- Laboratoire de Chimie des Polymères Organiques, CNRS - ENSCPB - Université de Bordeaux, 16 Avenue Pey-Berland, F-33607, Pessac Cedex, France
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Schulze MW, Hillmyer MA. Tuning Mesoporosity in Cross-Linked Nanostructured Thermosets via Polymerization-Induced Microphase Separation. Macromolecules 2017. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.6b02570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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- Morgan W. Schulze
- Department
of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science and ‡Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455-0431, United States
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science and ‡Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455-0431, United States
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Cetintas M, de Grooth J, Hofman AH, van der Kooij HM, Loos K, de Vos WM, Kamperman M. Free-standing thermo-responsive nanoporous membranes from high molecular weight PS-PNIPAM block copolymers synthesized via RAFT polymerization. Polym Chem 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c7py00023e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Free-standing, fully reversible thermo-responsive nanoporous membranes were fabricated from PS-PNIPAM block copolymers.
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- Merve Cetintas
- Physical Chemistry and Soft Matter
- Wageningen University & Research
- Wageningen
- The Netherlands
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- Membrane Science and Technology
- MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology
- University of Twente
- 7500 AE Enschede
- The Netherlands
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- Macromolecular Chemistry & New Polymeric Materials
- Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials
- University of Groningen
- 9747 AG Groningen
- The Netherlands
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- Physical Chemistry and Soft Matter
- Wageningen University & Research
- Wageningen
- The Netherlands
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- Macromolecular Chemistry & New Polymeric Materials
- Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials
- University of Groningen
- 9747 AG Groningen
- The Netherlands
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- Membrane Science and Technology
- MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology
- University of Twente
- 7500 AE Enschede
- The Netherlands
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- Physical Chemistry and Soft Matter
- Wageningen University & Research
- Wageningen
- The Netherlands
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Rudolph T, Schacher FH. Selective crosslinking or addressing of individual domains within block copolymer nanostructures. Eur Polym J 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2016.03.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Oh J, Seo M. Photoinitiated Polymerization-Induced Microphase Separation for the Preparation of Nanoporous Polymer Films. ACS Macro Lett 2015; 4:1244-1248. [PMID: 35614821 DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.5b00734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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We report on the use of photoinitiated reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization for the facile fabrication of cross-linked nanoporous polymer films with three-dimensionally (3D) continuous pore structure. The photoinitiated polymerization of isobornyl acrylate (IBA) in the presence of 2-(dodecylthiocarbonothioylthio)-2-methylpropionic acid (CTA) and 2,2-dimethoxy-2-phenylacetophenone as a photoinitiator proceeded in a controlled manner, yet more rapidly compared to thermally initiated polymerization. When polylactide-macroCTA (PLA-CTA) was used, PLA-b-PIBA with high molar mass was obtained after several minutes of irradiation at room temperature. We confirmed that microphase separation occurs in the PLA-b-PIBA and that nanoporous PIBA can be derived from the PLA-b-PIBA precursor by selective PLA etching. To fabricate the cross-linked nanoporous polymer, IBA was copolymerized with ethylene glycol diacrylate (EGDA) in the presence of PLA-CTA to produce a cross-linked block polymer precursor consisting of bicontinuous PLA and P(IBA-co-EGDA) microdomains, via polymerization-induced microphase separation. We demonstrated that nanoporous P(IBA-co-EGDA) monoliths and films with 3D continuous pores can be readily obtained via this approach.
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- Jaehoon Oh
- Graduate
School of Nanoscience
and Technology, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Graduate
School of Nanoscience
and Technology, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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Wu L, Zhang W, Zhang D. Engineering Gyroid-Structured Functional Materials via Templates Discovered in Nature and in the Lab. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2015; 11:5004-5022. [PMID: 26291063 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201500812] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2015] [Revised: 05/28/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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In search of optimal structures for functional materials fabrication, the gyroid (G) structure has emerged as a promising subject of widespread research due to its distinct symmetry, 3D interconnected networks, and inherent chiral helices. In the past two decades, researchers have made great progress fabricating G-structured functional materials (GSFMs) based on G templates discovered both in nature and in the lab. The GSFMs demonstrate extraordinary resonance when interacting with light and matter. The superior properties of GSFMs can be divided into two categories based on the dominant structural properties, namely, dramatic optical performances dominated by short-range symmetry and well-defined texture, and effective matter transport due to long-range 3D interconnections and high integrity. In this review, G templates suitable for fabrication of GSFMs are summarized and classified. State-of-the-art optical applications of GSFMs, including photonic bandgap materials, chiral devices, plasmonic materials, and matamaterials, are systematically discussed. Applications of GSFMs involved in effective electron transport and mass transport, including electronic devices, ultrafiltration, and catalysis, are highlighted. Existing challenges that may hinder the final application of GSFMS together with possible solutions are also presented.
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- Liping Wu
- State Key Lab of Metal Matrix Composite, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800# Dongchuan Rd., Shanghai, 200240, China
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- State Key Lab of Metal Matrix Composite, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800# Dongchuan Rd., Shanghai, 200240, China
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- State Key Lab of Metal Matrix Composite, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800# Dongchuan Rd., Shanghai, 200240, China
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Saba SA, Mousavi MPS, Bühlmann P, Hillmyer MA. Hierarchically Porous Polymer Monoliths by Combining Controlled Macro- and Microphase Separation. J Am Chem Soc 2015; 137:8896-9. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5b04992] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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- Stacey A. Saba
- Department of Chemical
Engineering and Materials Science and ‡Department of
Chemistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455-0431, United States
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- Department of Chemical
Engineering and Materials Science and ‡Department of
Chemistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455-0431, United States
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- Department of Chemical
Engineering and Materials Science and ‡Department of
Chemistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455-0431, United States
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- Department of Chemical
Engineering and Materials Science and ‡Department of
Chemistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455-0431, United States
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Park C, La Y, An TH, Jeong HY, Kang S, Joo SH, Ahn H, Shin TJ, Kim KT. Mesoporous monoliths of inverse bicontinuous cubic phases of block copolymer bilayers. Nat Commun 2015; 6:6392. [PMID: 25740100 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms7392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2014] [Accepted: 01/27/2015] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Solution self-assembly of block copolymers into inverse bicontinuous cubic mesophases is a promising new approach for creating porous polymer films and monoliths with highly organized bicontinuous mesoporous networks. Here we report the direct self-assembly of block copolymers with branched hydrophilic blocks into large monoliths consisting of the inverse bicontinuous cubic structures of the block copolymer bilayer. We suggest a facile and scalable method of solution self-assembly by diffusion of water to the block copolymer solution, which results in the unperturbed formation of mesoporous monoliths with large-pore (>25 nm diameter) networks weaved in crystalline lattices. The surface functional groups of the internal large-pore networks are freely accessible for large guest molecules such as protein complexes of which the molecular weight exceeded 100 kDa. The internal double-diamond (Pn3m) networks of large pores within the mesoporous monoliths could be replicated to self-supporting three-dimensional skeletal structures of crystalline titania and mesoporous silica.
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- Chiyoung Park
- Department of Chemistry, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), 50 UNIST Road, Ulsan 689-798, Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), 50 UNIST Road, Ulsan 689-798, Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), 50 UNIST Road, Ulsan 689-798, Korea
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- UNIST Central Research Facilities, UNIST, Ulsan 689-798, Korea
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- School of Life Sciences, UNIST, Ulsan 689-798, Korea
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- 1] Department of Chemistry, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), 50 UNIST Road, Ulsan 689-798, Korea [2] School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, UNIST, Ulsan 689-798, Korea
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- Pohang Accelerator Laboratory, POSTECH, Pohang 790-784, Korea
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- Pohang Accelerator Laboratory, POSTECH, Pohang 790-784, Korea
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- 1] Department of Chemistry, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), 50 UNIST Road, Ulsan 689-798, Korea [2] KIST-UNIST-Ulsan Center for Convergence Materials, UNIST, Ulsan 689-698, Korea
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Zhang Y, Sargent JL, Boudouris BW, Phillip WA. Nanoporous membranes generated from self-assembled block polymer precursors:Quo Vadis? J Appl Polym Sci 2014. [DOI: 10.1002/app.41683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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- Yizhou Zhang
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering; University of Notre Dame; Notre Dame Indiana 46556
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Purdue University; West Lafayette Indiana 47907
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Purdue University; West Lafayette Indiana 47907
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering; University of Notre Dame; Notre Dame Indiana 46556
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