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 …

Molecular bottlebrushes as novel materials

G Xie, MR Martinez, M Olszewski, SS Sheiko… - …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Molecular bottlebrushes are building blocks for the design of unique polymeric materials
whose physical properties are fundamentally governed by their densely grafted structures …

Self-assembly concepts for multicompartment nanostructures

AH Gröschel, AHE Müller - Nanoscale, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Compartmentalization is ubiquitous to many biological and artificial systems, be it for the
separate storage of incompatible matter or to isolate transport processes. Advancements in …

Nanoscale polymer discs, toroids and platelets: a survey of their syntheses and potential applications

ERL Brisson, MJH Worthington, S Kerai… - Chemical Society …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Polymer self-assembly has become a reliable and versatile workhorse to produce polymeric
nanomaterials. With appropriate polymer design and monomer selection, polymers can …

Self-assembled nanostructures from amphiphilic block copolymers prepared via ring-opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP)

S Varlas, SB Lawrenson, LA Arkinstall… - Progress in Polymer …, 2020 - Elsevier
The development of controlled/living polymerization methodologies has underpinned a
rapid expanse in our understanding of amphiphilic block copolymer self-assembly. In …

Cylindrical polymer brushes–Anisotropic building blocks, unimolecular templates and particulate nanocarriers

M Müllner, AHE Müller - Polymer, 2016 - Elsevier
This article presents an overview of the latest key developments and research activities in
the area of cylindrical polymer brushes (CPBs), also known as 'molecular bottlebrushes' …

Polypeptide self-assemblies: nanostructures and bioapplications

C Cai, J Lin, Y Lu, Q Zhang, L Wang - Chemical Society Reviews, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Polypeptide copolymers can self-assemble into diverse aggregates. The morphology and
structure of aggregates can be varied by changing molecular architectures, self-assembling …

Chain‐Growth Click Polymerization of AB2 Monomers for the Formation of Hyperbranched Polymers with Low Polydispersities in a One‐Pot Process

Y Shi, RW Graff, X Cao, X Wang, H Gao - Angewandte Chemie, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Hyperbranched polymers are important soft nanomaterials but robust synthetic methods with
which the polymer structures can be easily controlled have rarely been reported. For the first …

Efficient Synthesis and PISA Behavior of Molecular Bottlebrush Block Copolymers via a Grafting-From Strategy through RAFT Dispersion Polymerization

W Hou, J Wu, Z Li, Z Zhang, Y Shi, Y Chen - Macromolecules, 2023 - ACS Publications
Precise synthesis of molecular bottlebrushes (MBBs) with high yield via the grafting-from
strategy using a reversible deactivation radical polymerization (RDRP) technique has …

Polymerisation‐Induced Self‐Assembly of Graft Copolymers

S Häkkinen, J Tanaka, R Garcia Maset… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
We report the polymerisation‐induced self‐assembly of poly (lauryl methacrylate)‐graft‐poly
(benzyl methacrylate) copolymers during reversible addition‐fragmentation chain transfer …