Bottlebrush polymers: From controlled synthesis, self-assembly, properties to applications

Z Li, M Tang, S Liang, M Zhang, GM Biesold… - Progress in Polymer …, 2021 - Elsevier
Bottlebrush polymers (BBPs) have emerged as intriguing class of materials for an array of
applications, including supersoft elastomers, organic optoelectronics, templates for crafting …

Click chemistry strategies for the accelerated synthesis of functional macromolecules

Z Geng, JJ Shin, Y **, CJ Hawker - Journal of Polymer Science, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Click chemistry is one of the most powerful strategies for constructing polymeric soft
materials with precise control over architecture and functionality. In this review, we provide a …

Alkyne-palladium (II)-catalyzed living polymerization of isocyanides: an exploration of diverse structures and functions

N Liu, L Zhou, ZQ Wu - Accounts of Chemical Research, 2021 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Inspired by the perfect helical structures and the resulting exquisite functions of
biomacromolecules, helical polymers have attracted increasing attention in recent years …

Thermodynamically stable plumber's nightmare structures in block copolymers

H Lee, S Kwon, J Min, SM **, JH Hwang, E Lee… - Science, 2024 - science.org
Block copolymer self-assembly affords diverse nanostructures, spanning from spheres and
cylinders to networks, offering meticulous control over properties and functionalities at the …

Application of bottlebrush block copolymers as photonic crystals

AL Liberman‐Martin, CK Chu… - Macromolecular rapid …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Brush block copolymers are a class of comb polymers that feature polymeric side chains
densely grafted to a linear backbone. These polymers display interesting properties due to …

Chemical Botany: Bottlebrush Polymers in Materials Science

I Lapkriengkri, KR Albanese, A Rhode… - Annual Review of …, 2024 - annualreviews.org
Molecular architectures known as bottlebrush polymers provide unique opportunities to tune
the structure and properties of soft materials with applications ranging from rubbers to thin …

Room temperature 3D printing of super-soft and solvent-free elastomers

R **e, S Mukherjee, AE Levi, VG Reynolds, H Wang… - Science …, 2020 - science.org
Super-soft elastomers derived from bottlebrush polymers show promise as advanced
materials for biomimetic tissue and device applications, but current processing strategies are …

Cylinders-in-undulating-lamellae morphology from abc bottlebrush block terpolymers

S Cui, EA Murphy, W Zhang, A Zografos… - Journal of the …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Block polymer self-assembly affords a versatile bottom-up strategy to develop materials with
the desired properties dictated by specific symmetries and dimensions. Owing to distinct …

Polymer brushes and surface nanostructures: Molecular design, precise synthesis, and self-assembly

C Wang, H Zhao - Langmuir, 2024 - ACS Publications
For over two decades, polymer brushes have found wide applications in industry and
scientific research. Now, polymer brush research has been a significant research focus in …