Block copolymer solution self‐assembly: Recent advances, emerging trends, and applications

M Karayianni, S Pispas - Journal of Polymer Science, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The self‐assembly process of block copolymers (BCPs) in solution has been at the focus of
extended scientific research over the past several decades owing to the astonishing …

[HTML][HTML] Emerging applications for living crystallization-driven self-assembly

L MacFarlane, C Zhao, J Cai, H Qiu, I Manners - Chemical Science, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The use of crystallization as a tool to control the self-assembly of polymeric and molecular
amphiphiles in solution is attracting growing attention for the creation of non-spherical …

Non-classical crystallization in soft and organic materials

JS Du, Y Bae, JJ De Yoreo - Nature Reviews Materials, 2024 - nature.com
Classical nucleation and crystal growth theories describe how nuclei form, become stable
after reaching a critical size and then enlarge through monomer attachment. More than two …

Scalable and uniform length-tunable biodegradable block copolymer nanofibers with a polycarbonate core via living polymerization-induced crystallization-driven self …

CE Ellis, JD Garcia-Hernandez… - Journal of the American …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Uniform 1D block copolymer (BCP) nanofibers prepared by the seeded-growth approach
termed living crystallization-driven self-assembly (CDSA) offer promising potential for …

Nanoscale polymer discs, toroids and platelets: a survey of their syntheses and potential applications

ERL Brisson, MJH Worthington, S Kerai… - Chemical Society …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Polymer self-assembly has become a reliable and versatile workhorse to produce polymeric
nanomaterials. With appropriate polymer design and monomer selection, polymers can …

Tuning the Functionality of Self-Assembled 2D Platelets in the Third Dimension

T Xia, Z Tong, Y Xie, MC Arno, S Lei… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The decoration of 2D nanostructures using heteroepitaxial growth is of great importance to
achieve functional assemblies employed in biomedical, electrical, and mechanical …

Mechanically strengthened aerogels through multiscale, multicompositional, and multidimensional approaches: A Review

VG Parale, T Kim, H Choi, VD Phadtare… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
In recent decades, aerogels have attracted tremendous attention in academia and industry
as a class of lightweight and porous multifunctional nanomaterial. Despite their wide …

Crystallization‐Driven Controlled Two‐Dimensional (2D) Assemblies from Chromophore‐Appended Poly (L‐lactide) s: Highly Efficient Energy Transfer on a 2D …

A Rajak, A Das - Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
A rational approach towards precision two‐dimensional (2D) assemblies by crystallization‐
driven self‐assembly (CDSA) of poly (L‐lactides)(PLLAs), end‐capped with dipolar dyes like …

Role of competitive crystallization kinetics in the formation of 2D platelets with distinct coronal surface patterns via seeded growth

R Deng, X Mao, S Pearce, J Tian… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Low dispersity 2D platelet micelles with controllable surface patterns were prepared by
seeded-growth/living crystallization-driven self-assembly (CDSA) of block copolymer …

Corona-loading strategies for crystalline particles made by living crystallization-driven self-assembly

S Ganda, CK Wong, MH Stenzel - Macromolecules, 2021 - ACS Publications
Self-assembled block copolymer (BCP) nanoparticles offer exciting opportunities for drug
delivery applications. A key feature of using BCP nanoparticles for drug delivery is their …