Emerging applications for living crystallization-driven self-assembly

L MacFarlane, C Zhao, J Cai, H Qiu, I Manners - Chemical Science, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The use of crystallization as a tool to control the self-assembly of polymeric and molecular
amphiphiles in solution is attracting growing attention for the creation of non-spherical …

π-Conjugated-polymer-based nanofibers through living crystallization-driven self-assembly: preparation, properties and applications

J Ma, G Lu, X Huang, C Feng - Chemical Communications, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
π-Conjugated-polymer-based nanofibers (CPNFs) of controlled length, composition and
morphology are promising for a broad range of emerging applications in optoelectronics …

Uniform segmented platelet micelles with compositionally distinct and selectively degradable cores

Z Tong, Y Xie, MC Arno, Y Zhang, I Manners… - Nature Chemistry, 2023 - nature.com
The creation of nanoparticles with controlled and uniform dimensions and spatially defined
functionality is a key challenge. The recently developed living crystallization-driven self …

Digital micelles of encoded polymeric amphiphiles for direct sequence reading and ex vivo label-free quantification

Q Shi, H Yin, R Song, J Xu, J Tan, X Zhou, J Cen… - Nature Chemistry, 2023 - nature.com
Identification and quantification of synthetic polymers in complex biological milieu are crucial
for delivery, sensing and scaffolding functions, but conventional techniques based on …

Precise control of two-dimensional hexagonal platelets via scalable, one-pot assembly pathways using block copolymers with crystalline side chains

F Teng, B Xiang, L Liu, S Varlas… - Journal of the American …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Crystallization-driven self-assembly (CDSA) of block copolymers (BCPs) in selective
solvents provides a promising route for direct access to two-dimensional (2D) platelet …

Scalable and uniform length-tunable biodegradable block copolymer nanofibers with a polycarbonate core via living polymerization-induced crystallization-driven self …

CE Ellis, JD Garcia-Hernandez… - Journal of the American …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Uniform 1D block copolymer (BCP) nanofibers prepared by the seeded-growth approach
termed living crystallization-driven self-assembly (CDSA) offer promising potential for …

Understanding the seeded heteroepitaxial growth of crystallizable polymers: the role of crystallization thermodynamics

L Zhu, L Liu, S Varlas, RY Wang, RK O'Reilly, Z Tong - ACS nano, 2023 - ACS Publications
Seeded heteroepitaxial growth is a “living” crystallization-driven self-assembly (CDSA)
method that has emerged as a promising route to create uniform segmented nanoparticles …

Seeded epitaxial growth of crystallizable polymers governed by crystallization temperatures

L Liu, L Zhu, Z Chu, Z Tong - Macromolecules, 2023 - ACS Publications
Seeded growth is generally regarded as an ambient-temperature, living crystallization-
driven self-assembly (CDSA) approach of block copolymers (BCPs) with crystallizable cores …

Asymmetric Living Supramolecular Polymerization: Precise Fabrication of One‐Handed Helical Supramolecular Polymers

C Wang, L Xu, L Zhou, N Liu… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Programming the organization of semiconducting polymers to form well‐defined
nanoarchitectures is desirable for fabricating functional materials. In this work …

Crystallization‐Driven Controlled Two‐Dimensional (2D) Assemblies from Chromophore‐Appended Poly (L‐lactide) s: Highly Efficient Energy Transfer on a 2D …

A Rajak, A Das - Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
A rational approach towards precision two‐dimensional (2D) assemblies by crystallization‐
driven self‐assembly (CDSA) of poly (L‐lactides)(PLLAs), end‐capped with dipolar dyes like …