From precision polymers to complex materials and systems

JF Lutz, JM Lehn, EW Meijer… - Nature Reviews Materials, 2016 - nature.com
Complex chemical systems, such as living biological matter, are highly organized structures
based on discrete molecules in constant dynamic interactions. These natural materials can …

[PDF][PDF] Applications of discrete synthetic macromolecules in life and materials science: Recent and future trends

R Aksakal, C Mertens, M Soete, N Badi… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
In the last decade, the field of sequence‐defined polymers and related ultraprecise,
monodisperse synthetic macromolecules has grown exponentially. In the early stage, mainly …

High χ–Low N Block Polymers: How Far Can We Go?

C Sinturel, FS Bates, MA Hillmyer - 2015 - ACS Publications
Block polymers incorporating highly incompatible segments are termed “high χ” polymers,
where χ is the Flory–Huggins interaction parameter. These materials have attracted a great …

Synthesis and self-assembly of discrete dimethylsiloxane–lactic acid diblock co-oligomers: the dononacontamer and its shorter homologues

B van Genabeek, BFM de Waal… - Journal of the …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Most of the theoretical and computational descriptions of the phase behavior of block
copolymers describe the chain ensembles of perfect and uniform polymers. In contrast …

Nanopatterning via solvent vapor annealing of block copolymer thin films

C **, BC Olsen, EJ Luber, JM Buriak - Chemistry of Materials, 2017 - ACS Publications
The self-assembly of block copolymers to generate nanopatterns is of great interest as an
inexpensive approach to sub-20 nm lithography. Compared to thermal annealing, solvent …

Poly(dimethylsiloxane-b-methyl methacrylate): A Promising Candidate for Sub-10 nm Patterning

Y Luo, D Montarnal, S Kim, W Shi, KP Barteau… - …, 2015 - ACS Publications
We report herein the modular synthesis and nanolithographic potential of poly
(dimethylsiloxane-block-methyl methacrylate)(PDMS-b-PMMA) with self-assembled …

Designing high χ copolymer materials for nanotechnology applications: A systematic bulk vs. thin films approach

PP Angelopoulou, I Moutsios, GM Manesi… - Progress in Polymer …, 2022 - Elsevier
This review article discusses the origins of self-assembly behavior of linear and non-linear
block co-and terpolymers and their application towards the fabrication of high-resolution …

Fit-for-purpose block polymer membranes molecularly engineered for water treatment

Y Zhang, NE Almodovar-Arbelo, JL Weidman… - npj Clean Water, 2018 - nature.com
Continued stresses on fresh water supplies necessitate the utilization of non-traditional
resources to meet the growing global water demand. Desalination and hybrid membrane …

End groups of functionalized siloxane oligomers direct block-copolymeric or liquid-crystalline self-assembly behavior

RH Zha, BFM de Waal, M Lutz… - Journal of the …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Monodisperse oligodimethylsiloxanes end-functionalized with the hydrogen-bonding
ureidopyrimidinone (UPy) motif undergo phase separation between their aromatic end …

Recent applications of synchrotron radiation and neutrons in the study of soft matter

T Narayanan, H Wacklin, O Konovalov… - Crystallography …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
The broad range of applications of synchrotron and neutron scattering in the investigation of
soft condensed matter is reviewed. Appropriate combinations of these techniques allow …