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 …

Application of bottlebrush block copolymers as photonic crystals

AL Liberman‐Martin, CK Chu… - Macromolecular rapid …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Brush block copolymers are a class of comb polymers that feature polymeric side chains
densely grafted to a linear backbone. These polymers display interesting properties due to …

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A Leitgeb, J Wappel, C Slugovc - Polymer, 2010 - Elsevier
This article features the current state of research in olefin metathesis polymerization
techniques towards the synthesis of functional polymeric materials. Emphasis is laid on work …

Efficient synthesis of narrowly dispersed brush copolymers and study of their assemblies: the importance of side chain arrangement

Y Xia, BD Olsen, JA Kornfield… - Journal of the American …, 2009 - ACS Publications
Efficient, one-pot preparation of synthetically challenging, high molecular weight (MW),
narrowly dispersed brush block copolymers and random copolymers in high conversions …

Molecular bottlebrushes: new opportunities in nanomaterials fabrication

J Rzayev - 2012 - ACS Publications
This Viewpoint highlights the ability of molecular bottlebrushes to serve as highly tunable
building blocks for creating nanostructured materials via molecular templating, solution …

Efficient synthesis of narrowly dispersed brush polymers via living ring-opening metathesis polymerization of macromonomers

Y Xia, JA Kornfield, RH Grubbs - Macromolecules, 2009 - ACS Publications
Various macromonomers (MMs) were efficiently synthesized through the copper-catalyzed
“click” coupling of a norbornene moiety to the chain end of poly (methylacrylate), poly (t …

Synthesis and applications of compartmentalised molecular polymer brushes

T Pelras, CS Mahon, M Müllner - … Chemie International Edition, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Polymer science is rapidly advancing towards the precise construction of synthetic
macromolecules of formidable complexity. Beyond the impressive advances in control over …

Non-linear PEG-based thermoresponsive polymer systems

N Badi - Progress in Polymer Science, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Poly (ethylene glycol)(PEG) is one of the most used polymers in medical and
biological applications. Its non-toxicity, non-immunogenicity, biocompatibility and solubility …

Synthesis of polystyrene− polylactide bottlebrush block copolymers and their melt self-assembly into large domain nanostructures

J Rzayev - Macromolecules, 2009 - ACS Publications
High molecular weight polystyrene− polylactide (PS− PLA) bottlebrush block copolymers
have been shown to self-assemble into highly ordered lamellae structures with domain …

Directed self-assembly of block copolymers in the extreme: guiding microdomains from the small to the large

K Koo, H Ahn, SW Kim, DY Ryu, TP Russell - Soft Matter, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
The self-assembly of block copolymers (BCPs) is emerging as a promising route for
numerous applications to generate templates and scaffolds for the fabrication of …