Dynamic cylindrical assembly of triblock copolymers by a hierarchical process of covalent and supramolecular interactions. Academic Article

abstract

• We have developed a hierarchical process that combines linear triblock copolymers into concentric globular subunits through strong chemical bonds and is followed by their supramolecular assembly via weak noncovalent interactions to afford one-dimensionally assembled, dynamic cylindrical nanostructures. The molecular brush architecture forces triblock copolymers to adopt intramolecular interactions within confined frameworks and then drives their intermolecular interactions in the mixtures of organic solvent and water. In contrast, the triblock copolymers, when not preconnected into the molecular brush architectures, organize only into globular assemblies.

authors

• Wooley, Karen

published proceedings

• J Am Chem Soc

altmetric score

• 3

author list (cited authors)

• Li, Z., Ma, J., Lee, N. S., & Wooley, K. L.

citation count

• 155

complete list of authors

• Li, Zhou||Ma, Jun||Lee, Nam S||Wooley, Karen L

publication date

• February 2011

publisher

• American Chemical Society (ACS)  Publisher

published in

• Journal of the American Chemical Society  Journal

keywords

• Hot Temperature
• Hydrophobic And Hydrophilic Interactions
• Polymers

PubMed Central ID

• 21204539

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1021/ja109191z

start page

• 1228

end page

• 1231

volume

• 133

issue

• 5

URL

• http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1021%2Fja109191z