Bottlebrush polymers: From controlled synthesis, self-assembly, properties to applications

Expanding the Scope of Polymerization‐Induced Self‐Assembly: Recent Advances and New Horizons

“…Solution self-assembly of bottlebrush block copolymers has been widely studied. [207] However, synthesis and self-assembly of bottlebrush block copolymers by PISA have not yet been reported. Due to the diverse structures and unique properties of bottlebrush block copolymers, it is highly desirable to introduce bottlebrush block copolymers into PISA, providing a new platform to prepare various polymer nanoparticles.…”

Recent Advances in Block Copolymer Self‐Assembly for the Fabrication of Photonic Films and Pigments

“…The self-assembly of either LBCPs or BBCPs is driven by microphase separation arising from an incompatibility between two chemically disparate polymer blocks. [132][133][134][135] It is widely understood that the morphology of the produced self-assembled structures, ranging from simple micelles to complex gyroids, depends on the shape, size, and ratio of the constituent blocks. [136][137][138][139] When the volume fractions of the two blocks are comparable, lamellar structures tend to be formed.…”

Nanoengineering with RAFT polymers: from nanocomposite design to applications

“…RAFT polymerization also provides a vast selection of topological design options. To this end, star, 8 branched, hyperbranched, network, 10,11,275 comb-like, bottlebrush, 12 and inchain polyfunctional 139,172,173 RAFT polymers are extensively studied. Readers interested in the design, synthesis, and selection of the RAFT agents for those polymer structures are referred to the abovementioned literature.…”

“…The precision engineering using RAFT polymerization includes well-defined polymer size, 2 versatile end-group design, 3,4 convenient access for block copolymer (BCP) synthesis, [5][6][7] and flexible topological design. [8][9][10][11][12] These options can be combined simultaneously to give RAFT polymers the ability for a wide range of applications including e.g., stimuli-responsiveness, 9,[13][14][15] therapeutic-delivery, [16][17][18][19][20] bioimaging and diagnosis, 17,21,22 optoelectronics, 23 polymerization induced self-assembly, [24][25][26][27] interface engineering, 28 smart nanoreactors, 29 structured templating, 30 bioseparation, 31 and photo-curing 3D printing. 32,33 The rise of RAFT polymers has revolutionarily changed the game of surface engineering of nanoparticles (NPs).…”