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 …

Quo Vadis carbanionic polymerization?

K Ntetsikas, V Ladelta, S Bhaumik… - ACS Polymers …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Living anionic polymerization will soon celebrate 70 years of existence. This living
polymerization is considered the mother of all living and controlled/living polymerizations …

Conventional Non‐Fluorescent Polymers: Unconventional Security Inks for Data Storage and Multidimensional Photonic Cryptography

Y Ling, J Liu, Y Dong, Y Chen, J Chen, X Yu… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Traditional security inks relying on fluorescent/phosphorescent molecules are facing
increasing risks of forgery or tampering due to their simple readout scheme (ie, UV‐light …

Supertough thermoplastic elastomers of polystyrene and polyisoprene via the pom-pom topology

V Hirschberg, MG Schußmann, MC Röpert… - …, 2024 - ACS Publications
High-performance polystyrene (PS)–polyisoprene (PI) low-disperse thermoplastic
elastomers with a well-defined pom-pom topology are synthesized via anionic …

[HTML][HTML] Tuning the morphology of silicon containing copolymers via macromolecular architecture effect

GM Manesi, CY Chang, I Moutsios, RM Ho… - Giant, 2023 - Elsevier
We demonstrate the successful synthesis of linear and non-linear star block copolymers
consisting of the highly segregated polystyrene (PS) and poly (dimethylsiloxane)(PDMS) …

Synthesis and microphase separation of dendrimer-like block copolymers by anionic polymerization strategies

F Hartmann, BJ Niebuur, M Koch, T Kraus… - European Polymer …, 2023 - Elsevier
Anionic polymerization for the preparation of polystyrene-b-polybutadiene is well-
established and leads to thermoplastic elastomers on industrial scale. The classical ABA …

Controlled synthesis of linear and multi ARM amphiphilic copolymers consisting of P4VP and PCL for tailored nano-aggregate formation

R El Yousfi, N Achalhi, M Brahmi, Y El Ouardi… - Journal of Molecular …, 2024 - Elsevier
This work focuses on the synthesis and characterization of amphiphilic block copolymers
with varying architectures using controlled polymerization via RAFT polymerization. The …

Unconventional microdomains of block copolymers

D Woo, H Yoon, JK Kim - Journal of Polymer Science, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Block copolymers (BCPs) have attracted significant interest due to their ability to form
various nanostructures, including lamellae, cylinders, gyroids, and spheres. But these …

Controlling Anti-Penetration Performance by Post-Grafting of Fluorinated Alkyl Chains onto Polystyrene-block-poly(vinyl methyl siloxane)

Z Zhang, K Chaudhuri, F Kaefer… - … Applied Materials & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) has been widely used as a surface coating material, which
has been reported to possess dynamic omniphobicity to a wide range of both polar and …

High-Density Packing of Spherical Microdomains from A(AB3)3 Dendron-like Miktoarm Star Copolymer

D Woo, H Yoon, L Li, Q Dong, W Li… - ACS Macro Letters, 2023 - ACS Publications
An A (AB3) 3 dendron-like miktoarm star copolymer consisting of polystyrene (PS, A) and
poly (2-vinylpyridine)(P2VP, B) was synthesized using a series of anionic polymerization …