Synthesis and self-assembly of isotactic polystyrene-block-poly(ethylene glycol)

Bamboo Leaf-Like Micro-Nano Sheets Self-Assembled by Block Copolymers as Wafers for Cells

“…Polyethylene contained block copolymers can assemble into disk‐like micelles, patchy corona worm‐like micelles, nanoplate and nanodiscs . The isotactic polystyrene block contained copolymer assembled into petal‐like micelles in selective solutions …”

Graphene-induced tiny flowers of organometallic polymers with ultrathin petals for hydrogen peroxide sensing

“…Synthesis of inorganic flowers including metals and metal oxides has been extensively explored through electrodeposition and wet chemistry approaches [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]. Recently, polymer flowers exhibiting superb hydrophobicity have also been generated by means of self-assembly of polymers [10,11]. In contrast, there are limited works on polymer/inorganic hybrid flowers.…”

Synthesis and self-assembly of a novel amphiphilic diblock copolymer consisting of isotactic polystyrene and 1,4-trans-polybutadiene-graft-poly(ethylene oxide)

“…Furthermore, the diblock copolymer consisting of iPS and 1,4-trans-PBD was synthesized by this [OSSO]-Ti complex via sequential monomer addition, 1 which makes it possible for the research into the self-assembly of iPS-core diblock copolymers in selective solvent. 2 The self-assembly of crystalline-coil diblock copolymers has drawn general attention at recent years because of their remarkable advantages. [3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10] The insoluble crystalline block undergoes microphase separation and aggregation to form the core of micelle-like objects, surrounded by a solvent-swollen corona that provides colloidal stability.…”

“…43 Recently, we have reported the self-assembly of iPS-b-PEO in N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF) with iPS as core. 2 To the best of our knowledge, there is no example for the investigation of the self-assembly of iPS-b-1,4-trans-PBD in the nonpolar solvent such as n-heptane or n-dodecane.…”