Responsive colloidal polymer particles with ordered mesostructures

R Deng, J Xu, GR Yi, JW Kim… - Advanced Functional …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Responsive colloidal polymer particles with well‐defined shapes and ordered internal
mesostructures are attracting increasing attention because of their potential applications in …

Emulsion confined block copolymer self-assembly: Recent progress and prospect

Y Liu, F Ke, Y Li, Y Shi, Z Zhang, Y Chen - Nano Research, 2023 - Springer
In the past few decades, significant progress in block copolymer self-assembly has been
achieved in many fields, and with the development of nanoscience and nanotechnology …

Photoswitchable surfactant-driven reversible shape-and color-changing block copolymer particles

J Kim, H Yun, YJ Lee, J Lee, SH Kim… - Journal of the …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Polymer particles that switch their shape and color in response to light are of great interest
for the development of programmable smart materials. Herein, we report block copolymer …

Rapid Assembly of Bottlebrush Random Copolymers into Nanostructured Colloids with Tunable Morphologies

M Baek, H Kim, JJ Shin - Macromolecules, 2023 - ACS Publications
Hierarchically structured polymeric colloids have shown great promise for diverse
applications in particle-based technologies, but less emphasis has been placed on reducing …

Investigating structural effects of quaternizing additives on shape transitions of block copolymer particles

Z Tan, EJ Kim, TNL Phan, J Kim, JJ Shin, KH Ku… - …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Co-assembly of block copolymers (BCPs) and organic/inorganic additives affords the design
of various hierarchical nanostructures. In this work, we investigate the shape-changing …

Effect of Molecular Structure of Photoswitchable Surfactant on Light-Responsive Shape Transition of Block Copolymer Particles

J Kim, YJ Lee, KH Ku, BJ Kim - Macromolecules, 2022 - ACS Publications
Photoactive shape-changing particles offer a promising platform for smart materials with
tunable properties at high spatiotemporal resolutions. Herein, a series of spiropyran-based …

Asymmetric mesoporous carbon microparticles by 3D-confined self-assembly of block copolymer/homopolymer blends and selective carbonization

JY Liu, HR Song, M Wang, SH **, Z Liang… - Chinese Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Shape control of mesoporous carbon microparticles (MCMPs) is of critical importance; in
particular, asymmetric shapes that can yield unique properties have attracted significant …

Transformable colloidal polymer particles with ordered internal structures

R Deng, L Zheng, X Mao, B Li, J Zhu - Small, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Based on studies combining experiments and simulations, internally ordered colloidal
particles that are able to undergo morphological transformations both in shape and internal …

Temperature/pH dual-responsive reversible morphology evolution of block copolymer microparticles under three-dimensional confinement

M Zhang, Z Hou, S Liu, G Han, M Tian, J Zhu… - Science China …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Development of block copolymer (BCP) microparticles with switchable morphology
in response to external stimuli is important for exploiting new intelligent materials. In this …

Effect of polymer ligand conformation on the self-assembly of block copolymers and polymer-grafted nanoparticles within an evaporative emulsion

M Xu, KH Ku, YJ Lee, T Kim, JJ Shin, EJ Kim… - …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Precise control of spatial distribution of nanoparticles (NPs) within polymeric materials is
critical to build nanostructures with programed functionalities. Herein, we systematically …