화학공학소재연구정보센터
Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol.133, No.5, 1228-1231, 2011
Dynamic Cylindrical Assembly of Triblock Copolymers by a Hierarchical Process of Covalent and Supramolecular Interactions
We have developed a hierarchical process that combines linear triblock copolymers into concentric globular subunits through strong chemical bonds and is followed by their supramolecular assembly via weak noncovalent interactions to afford one-dimensionally assembled, dynamic cylindrical nanostructures. The molecular brush architecture forces triblock copolymers to adopt intramolecular interactions within confined frameworks and then drives their intermolecular interactions in the mixtures of organic solvent and water. In contrast, the triblock copolymers, when not preconnected into the molecular brush architectures, organize only into globular assemblies.