Regulating the self-assembly of rigid 2D ribbon-like amphiphilic homopolymer via tailoring its holistic conformation

Homopolymer Self-Assembly: Principles, Driving Forces, and Applications

“…They designed and synthesized a conjugated amphiphilic homopolymer poly(acetylene azobenzene oligoethylene glycol). 107 This homopolymer, when dissolved in a mixed solution of THF and water, exhibited diverse morphologies, including large vesicles, supramolecular helix bundles, and grass leaf-like micelles, which could be tuned by varying the wavelength of light and solution temperature. In summary, we systematically expounded the methodologies for the morphological control of homopolymer selfassembly.…”

“…Recently, Yao et al further explored the methods for controlling the morphology of homopolymer assemblies. They designed and synthesized a conjugated amphiphilic homopolymer poly­(acetylene azobenzene oligoethylene glycol) . This homopolymer, when dissolved in a mixed solution of THF and water, exhibited diverse morphologies, including large vesicles, supramolecular helix bundles, and grass leaf-like micelles, which could be tuned by varying the wavelength of light and solution temperature.…”