Biopolymer: A sustainable material for food and medical applications

J Baranwal, B Barse, A Fais, GL Delogu, A Kumar - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Biopolymers are a leading class of functional material suitable for high-value applications
and are of great interest to researchers and professionals across various disciplines …

From precision polymers to complex materials and systems

JF Lutz, JM Lehn, EW Meijer… - Nature Reviews Materials, 2016 - nature.com
Complex chemical systems, such as living biological matter, are highly organized structures
based on discrete molecules in constant dynamic interactions. These natural materials can …

50th Anniversary Perspective: Block PolymersPure Potential

CM Bates, FS Bates - Macromolecules, 2017 - ACS Publications
Block polymers have undergone extraordinary evolution since their inception more than 60
years ago, maturing from simple surfactants to an expansive class of macromolecules …

Block copolymers: Synthesis, self-assembly, and applications

H Feng, X Lu, W Wang, NG Kang, JW Mays - Polymers, 2017 - mdpi.com
Research on block copolymers (BCPs) has played a critical role in the development of
polymer chemistry, with numerous pivotal contributions that have advanced our ability to …

High χ–Low N Block Polymers: How Far Can We Go?

C Sinturel, FS Bates, MA Hillmyer - 2015 - ACS Publications
Block polymers incorporating highly incompatible segments are termed “high χ” polymers,
where χ is the Flory–Huggins interaction parameter. These materials have attracted a great …

Block copolymer lithography

CM Bates, MJ Maher, DW Janes, CJ Ellison… - …, 2014 - ACS Publications
This Perspective addresses the current state of block copolymer lithography and identifies
key challenges and opportunities within the field. Significant strides in experimental and …

Block copolymer nanopatterning for nonsemiconductor device applications

GG Yang, HJ Choi, KH Han, JH Kim… - … Applied Materials & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Block copolymer (BCP) nanopatterning has emerged as a versatile nanoscale fabrication
tool for semiconductor devices and other applications, because of its ability to organize well …

Polarity-switching top coats enable orientation of sub–10-nm block copolymer domains

CM Bates, T Seshimo, MJ Maher, WJ Durand… - Science, 2012 - science.org
Block copolymers (BCPs) must necessarily have high interaction parameters (χ), a
fundamental measure of block incompatibility, to self-assemble into sub–10-nanometer …

Scalable fabrication of polymer membranes with vertically aligned 1 nm pores by magnetic field directed self-assembly

X Feng, ME Tousley, MG Cowan, BR Wiesenauer… - Acs Nano, 2014 - ACS Publications
There is long-standing interest in developing membranes possessing uniform pores with
dimensions in the range of 1 nm and physical continuity in the macroscopic transport …

Sub-5 nm Domains in Ordered Poly(cyclohexylethylene)-block-poly(methyl methacrylate) Block Polymers for Lithography

JG Kennemur, L Yao, FS Bates, MA Hillmyer - Macromolecules, 2014 - ACS Publications
A series of poly (cyclohexylethylene)-block-poly (methyl methacrylate)(PCHE–PMMA)
diblock copolymers with varying molar mass (4.9 kg/mol≤ M n≤ 30.6 kg/mol) and narrow …