Self-Assembly of block copolymers into internally ordered microparticles

CK Wong, X Qiang, AHE Müller, AH Gröschel - Progress in Polymer …, 2020 - Elsevier
Block copolymer (BCP) self-assembly is one of the most versatile concepts for the bottom-up
design of functional nanostructures in materials science, nanomedicine and …

Multidimensional design of anisotropic polymer particles from solvent‐evaporative emulsion

KH Ku, JM Shin, H Yun, GR Yi… - Advanced Functional …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Colloidal particles with controlled shape and internal structure have attracted great attention
due to their novel morphologies and various potential applications. Among the diverse …

100th anniversary of macromolecular science viewpoint: Block copolymer particles: Tuning shape, interfaces, and morphology

JJ Shin, EJ Kim, KH Ku, YJ Lee, CJ Hawker… - ACS Macro …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Confined assembly of block copolymers (BCPs) is receiving increasing attention due to the
ability to create unconventional morphologies that cannot be observed in the corresponding …

Morphological evolution of block copolymer particles: Effect of solvent evaporation rate on particle shape and morphology

JM Shin, YJ Kim, H Yun, GR Yi, BJ Kim - ACS nano, 2017 - ACS Publications
Shape and morphology of polymeric particles are of great importance in controlling their
optical properties or self-assembly into unusual superstructures. Confinement of block …

Recent progress in the self-assembly of block copolymers confined in emulsion droplets

N Yan, Y Zhu, W Jiang - Chemical Communications, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
When the self-assembly of block copolymers (BCPs) occurs within a deformable emulsion
droplet, BCPs can aggregate into a variety of nanoscaled particles with unique …

Block copolymer synthesis by controlled/living radical polymerisation in heterogeneous systems

J Jennings, G He, SM Howdle… - Chemical Society …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Nanostructured soft materials open up new opportunities in material design and application,
and block copolymer self-assembly is one particularly powerful phenomenon that can be …

Poly (vinylpyridine)-containing block copolymers for smart, multicompartment particles

D Lee, J Kim, KH Ku, S Li, JJ Shin, BJ Kim - Polymer Chemistry, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Multicompartment particles generated by the self-assembly of block copolymers (BCPs)
have received considerable attention due to their unique morphologies and functionalities. A …

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 …

Soft patchy particles of block copolymers from interface-engineered emulsions

KH Ku, YJ Kim, GR Yi, YS Jung, BJ Kim - ACS nano, 2015 - ACS Publications
We report a simple and practical method for creating colloidal patchy particles with a variety
of three-dimensional shapes via the evaporation-induced assembly of polystyrene-b-poly (4 …

Confined self-assembly of block copolymers within emulsion droplets: a perspective

M Peng, D Hu, X Chang, Y Zhu - The Journal of Physical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
When the self-assembly of block copolymers (BCPs) occurs within organic emulsion
droplets in the aqueous phase, the strong structural frustration of BCP chains causes the …