Recently, a new spotlight has been focused on block copolymers, thoroughly studied for
nearly half a century, because of their potential use in numerous nanotechnologies. This …

Polymers have been successfully used as electrode compounds and separator/electrolyte
materials for lithium ion batteries (LiBs) due to their inherent outstanding properties such as …

pH is an important physiological parameter that plays a critical role in cellular and tissue
homeostasis. Conventional small molecular pH sensors (eg, fluorescein, Lysosensor) are …

This Perspective provides a current survey on the synthesis, self-assembly, and vast variety
of applications possible from block copolymer (BCP) systems containing at least one …

In this review we present an overview of the literature on the co-assembly of neutral-ionic
block, graft, and random copolymers with oppositely charged species in aqueous solution …

Block copolymer thin films can be used as soft templates for a wide range of surfaces where
large area patterns of nanoscale features are desired. The cylindrical domains of acid …

Hybrid polyionic complexes (HPICs), constructed from double-hydrophilic block copolymers
and metal ions, have been largely developed with increasing interest in the past decade in …

The development of reliable synthetic routes to polymeric nanostructures of well-defined
composition, morphology and function is of scientific importance and technological interest …

Precise positioning of metallic nanostructures on semiconductor surfaces is important for
applications such as photovoltaics, photoelectrocatalysis, metal interconnects, sensing …

We introduce a novel and versatile approach for preparing self-assembled nanoporous
multilayered films with tunable optical properties. Protonated polystyrene-block-poly (4 …