Functionalized molecular bottlebrushes

I Gadwal, J Rao, J Baettig, A Khan - Macromolecules, 2014 - ACS Publications
A three-step synthetic strategy is established for the preparation of functionalized bottlebrush
copolymers. In this scheme, the highly efficient nature of thiol-epoxy coupling chemistry is …

Brush macromolecules with thermo-sensitive coil backbones and pendant polypeptide side chains: Synthesis, self-assembly and functionalization

Z Wei, S Zhu, H Zhao - Polymer Chemistry, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Macromolecular brushes with thermo-sensitive poly (N-isopropylacrylamide)(PNIPAM)
backbones and pendant poly (γ-benzyl-L-glutamate)(PBLG) side chains were synthesized …

Shape-changing linear molecular bottlebrushes with dually pH-and thermo-responsive diblock copolymer side chains

EW Kent, DM Henn, B Zhao - Polymer Chemistry, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
This article reports on the synthesis and responsive behavior of shape-changing linear
molecular bottlebrushes containing dually pH-and thermo-responsive diblock copolymer …

Hybrid Bonding Bottlebrush Polymers Grafted from a Supramolecular Polymer Backbone

TD Clemons, SA Egner, J Grzybek… - Journal of the …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Bottlebrush polymers, macromolecules consisting of dense polymer side chains grafted from
a central polymer backbone, have unique properties resulting from this well-defined …

Temperature responsive polymer brushes with clicked rhodamine B: synthesis, characterization and swelling dynamics studied by spectroscopic ellipsometry

S Rauch, KJ Eichhorn, U Oertel, M Stamm, D Kuckling… - Soft Matter, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
Here, we report on a new temperature responsive polymer brush system with a terminal
“click” functionality. Bifunctionalized poly (N-isopropylacrylamide)(PNiPAAm) with distinct …

Maleimide-functionalized thiol reactive copolymer brushes: fabrication and post-polymerization modification

TN Gevrek, T Bilgic, HA Klok, A Sanyal - Macromolecules, 2014 - ACS Publications
Polymer brushes that present side chain functional reactive groups are attractive platforms
for the development of functional surface coatings. From the wide spectrum of possible …

Structure, function, self-assembly, and applications of bottlebrush copolymers

R Verduzco, X Li, SL Pesek, GE Stein - Chemical Society Reviews, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Bottlebrush polymers are a type of branched or graft polymer with polymeric side-chains
attached to a linear backbone, and the unusual architectures of bottlebrushes provide a …

A click chemistry-based “grafting through” approach to the synthesis of a biorelevant polymer brush

A Cappelli, M Paolino, G Grisci, G Giuliani… - Polymer …, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
A new biorelevant polymer brush showing a polybenzofulvene backbone was synthesized
by a “grafting through” approach based on click chemistry and spontaneous polymerization …

Recent advances towards applications of molecular bottlebrushes and their conjugates

S Tu, CK Choudhury, I Luzinov, O Kuksenok - Current Opinion in Solid …, 2019 - Elsevier
We focus on the most recent developments towards synthesis, modeling, and applications of
molecular bottlebrushes. Unique structural characteristics and properties of the …

Ultra-high-molecular-weight macrocyclic bottlebrushes via post-polymerization modification of a cyclic polymer

D Pal, Z Miao, JB Garrison, AS Veige… - Macromolecules, 2020 - ACS Publications
Polymer bottlebrushes are complex macromolecular nanostructures with polymeric side
chains densely grafted to a polymer backbone. In this work, a synthetic strategy for the …