Electrochemistry under confinement

M Jaugstetter, N Blanc, M Kratz… - Chemical Society Reviews, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Although the term 'confinement'regularly appears in electrochemical literature, elevated by
continuous progression in the research of nanomaterials and nanostructures, up until today …

A review on the progress of polymer nanostructures with modulated morphologies and properties, using nanoporous AAO templates

C Mijangos, R Hernández, J Martin - Progress in Polymer Science, 2016 - Elsevier
Polymers with the same chemical composition can provide different properties by reducing
the dimension or simply by altering their nanostructure. The recent literature reports …

Molecular self-assembly of one-dimensional polymer nanostructures in nanopores of anodic alumina oxide templates

H Wu, Y Higaki, A Takahara - Progress in Polymer Science, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract One-dimensional (1-D) polymer nanostructures have attracted much attention due
to their unique properties and many potential applications in areas such as sensors …

Self-ordering behavior of anodic porous alumina via selenic acid anodizing

T Kikuchi, O Nishinaga, S Natsui, RO Suzuki - Electrochimica Acta, 2014 - Elsevier
The self-ordering behavior of anodic porous alumina that was formed by anodizing in
selenic acid electrolyte (H 2 SeO 4) at various concentrations and voltages was investigated …

Synthesis of polymers in nanoreactors: A tool for manipulating polymer properties

H Zhao, SL Simon - Polymer, 2020 - Elsevier
The use of nanoreactors to confine monomers and synthesize polymers results in changes
in the reaction kinetics and polymer properties making nanoconfinement a potential tool for …

Thermally-induced softening of PNIPAm-based nanopillar arrays

B Sanz, C Von Bilderling, JS Tuninetti, L Pietrasanta… - Soft Matter, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
The surface properties of soft nanostructured hydrogels are crucial in the design of
responsive materials that can be used as platforms to create adaptive devices. The lower …

Effect of confinement on the synthesis of PMMA in AAO templates and modeling of free radical polymerization

B Sanz, N Ballard, JM Asua, C Mijangos - Macromolecules, 2017 - ACS Publications
The hierarchical surface structure of polymer materials leads to unique properties which are
of both academic and commercial interest. In this work we explore the ability to replicate the …

Polymerization within Nanoporous Anodized Alumina Oxide Templates (AAO): A Critical Survey

C Mijangos, J Martin - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
In the last few years, the polymerization of monomers within the nanocavities of porous
materials has been thoroughly studied and developed, allowing for the synthesis of …

Highly efficient ROP polymerization of ε-caprolactone catalyzed by nanoporous alumina membranes. How the confinement affects the progress and product of ROP …

M Tarnacka, A Dzienia, P Maksym, A Talik… - …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Efficient ROP polymerization of ε-caprolactone, resulting in products characterized by high
molecular weight of low dispersities, remains a challenging task and is currently an …

Polymerization of monomeric ionic liquid confined within uniaxial alumina pores as a new way of obtaining materials with enhanced conductivity

M Tarnacka, A Chrobok, K Matuszek… - … Applied Materials & …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Broadband dielectric spectroscopy (BDS) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) have
been employed to probe dynamics and charge transport of 1-butyl-3-vinylimidazolium bis …