Recent advances in polymer synthesis have significantly enhanced the ability to rationally
design block copolymers with tailored functionality. The self‐assembly of these …

Polymer self-assembly has become a reliable and versatile workhorse to produce polymeric
nanomaterials. With appropriate polymer design and monomer selection, polymers can …

The ultimate aim of electron diffraction data collection for structure analysis is to sample the
reciprocal space as accurately as possible to obtain a high-quality data set for crystal …

Small-molecule self-assembly is an established route for producing high-surface-area
nanostructures with readily customizable chemistries and precise molecular organization …

Rod–coil block copolymers are an increasingly important class of molecules for the self-
assembly of functional polymer systems, many of which have rodlike chain conformations …

Abstract Since de Gennes' Nobel lecture in 1991, in which he coined the term “Janus
grains”, research into asymmetric particles has boomed. Macroscopic, microscopic and …

Controlling interactions in synthetic polymers as precisely as in proteins would have a strong
impact on polymer science. Advanced structural and functional control can lead to rational …

The solution self-assembly of block copolymers with a π-conjugated, crystalline, core-
forming block represents a facile strategy toward the preparation of semiconducting …

Self-assembly of block copolymers in block-selective solvents can lead to a variety of
different morphologies with shapeand composition-dependent potential applications in …

Poly (p-phenylene terephthalamide)(PPTA) is one kind of lyotropic liquid crystal polymer.
Kevlar fibers performed from PPTA are widely used in many fields due to their superior …