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 …

Bottlebrush polymers based on RAFT and the “c1” Polymerization method: controlled synthesis and application in anticancer drug delivery

MQ Wang, H Zou, WB Liu, N Liu, ZQ Wu - ACS Macro Letters, 2022 - ACS Publications
In this work, we reported a strategy to synthesize well-defined bottlebrush polymers.
Diazoacetate macromonomers of polystyrene (1-PS n) with controlled molecular weights …

Backbone Stitching in Bottlebrush Copolymer Mesodomains and the Impact of Side Chain Crystallization

M Hu, HG Seong, MS Dimitriyev, W Hu, Z Chen… - …, 2025 - ACS Publications
We synthesized bottlebrush statistical copolymers (BSCPs) having poly (ethylene
oxide)(PEO) and poly (dimethylsiloxane)(PDMS) side chains attached to a polynorbornene …

Crystallization rate minima of poly (ethylene brassylate) at temperatures transitioning between quantized crystal thicknesses

SF Marxsen, D Song, X Zhang, I Flores… - …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Poly (ethylene tridecanodiate), also known as poly (ethylene brassylate)(PEB), is a short–
long aliphatic polyester obtained from a renewable source. Cooled from the melt by …

Microphase Separation of Cationic Homopolymers Bearing Alkyl Ammonium Salts into Sub-4 nm Lamellar Materials with Water Intercalation Channels

R Sujita, S Imai, M Ouchi, H Aoki, T Terashima - Macromolecules, 2023 - ACS Publications
Constructing ordered ionic nanostructures into bulk polymers and thin films is an important
technique to create functional materials, such as polyelectrolytes and proton-and ion …

Water-assisted microphase separation of cationic random copolymers into sub-5 nm lamellar materials and thin films

S Imai, M Arakawa, Y Nakanishi, M Takenaka… - …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Microphase separation of copolymers is a key technique to produce polymer bulk materials
or thin films with ordered nanostructures for applications in various research fields including …

Molecular dynamics and crystallization in polymers based on ethylene glycol methacrylates (EGMAs) with melt memory characteristics: From linear oligomers to comb …

O Vassiliadou, V Chrysostomou, S Pispas, PA Klonos… - Soft Matter, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
In this article we present results on the glass transition, crystallization and molecular
dynamics in relatively novel oligomers, oligo-ethylene glycol methacrylate (OEGMA), with …

Phase Transition and Crystallization of Bio-based Comb-like Polymers Based on Renewable Castor Oil-Derived Epoxides and CO2

J Yang, J Dong, Y Wang, X Zhang, B Liu, H Shi… - …, 2021 - ACS Publications
A series of bio-based comb-like polymers with various lengths of alkyl chains were
synthesized through combining the ring-opening copolymerization of sustainable CO2 with …

Multilayered Lamellar Materials and Thin Films by Instant Self-Assembly of Amphiphilic Random Copolymers

T Ikami, Y Watanabe, H Ogawa, M Takenaka… - ACS Macro …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Making ordered nanostructures in polymers and their thin films is an important technique to
produce functional materials. Herein, we report instant yet precise self-assembly systems of …

Design guide of amphiphilic crystalline random copolymers for sub-10 nm microphase separation

T Ikami, Y Kimura, M Takenaka, M Ouchi… - Polymer …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Sub-10 nm microphase separation of polymers is an important technology to create well-
defined nanostructures in polymer materials and thin films for various applications. In this …