Metallopolymers for advanced sustainable applications

Y Wang, D Astruc, AS Abd-El-Aziz - Chemical Society Reviews, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Since the development of metallopolymers, there has been tremendous interest in the
applications of this type of materials. The interest in these materials stems from their …

Polyferrocenylsilanes: synthesis, properties, and applications

RLN Hailes, AM Oliver, J Gwyther, GR Whittell… - Chemical Society …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
This in-depth review covers progress in the area of polyferrocenylsilanes (PFS), a well-
established, readily accessible class of main chain organosilicon metallopolymer consisting …

50th Anniversary Perspective: Functional Nanoparticles from the Solution Self-Assembly of Block Copolymers

U Tritschler, S Pearce, J Gwyther, GR Whittell… - …, 2017 - ACS Publications
This Perspective outlines recent advances concerning the formation and potential uses of
block copolymer micelles, a class of soft-matter-based nanoparticles of growing importance …

Monodisperse Fiber-like Micelles of Controlled Length and Composition with an Oligo(p-phenylenevinylene) Core via “Living” Crystallization-Driven Self-Assembly

D Tao, C Feng, Y Cui, X Yang, I Manners… - Journal of the …, 2017 - ACS Publications
We report the preparation of a series of fiber-like micelles of narrow length distribution with
an oligo (p-phenylenevinylene)(OPV)-core and a poly (N-isopropylacrylamide)(PNIPAM) …

Supramolecular Polymer Polymorphism: Spontaneous Helix–Helicoid Transition through Dislocation of Hydrogen-Bonded π-Rosettes

C Otsuka, S Takahashi, A Isobe, T Saito… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Polymorphism, a phenomenon whereby disparate self-assembled products can be formed
from identical molecules, has incited interest in the field of supramolecular polymers …

Defect-induced secondary crystals drive two-dimensional to three-dimensional morphological evolution in the co-self-assembly of polyferrocenylsilane block …

J Jiang, E Nikbin, Y Liu, S Lei, G Ye… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Bottom-up fabrication protocols for uniform 3D hierarchical structures in solution are rare.
We report two different approaches to fabricate uniform 3D spherulites and their precursors …

Branched micelles by living crystallization-driven block copolymer self-assembly under kinetic control

H Qiu, Y Gao, VA Du, R Harniman… - Journal of the …, 2015 - ACS Publications
We have found that the width and shape (from rectangular to elliptical, to almost circular in
cross-section) of the crystalline core of fiberlike micelles of polyferrocenyldimethylsilane …

[HTML][HTML] Preparation and cellular uptake behaviors of uniform fiber-like micelles with length controllability and high colloidal stability in aqueous media

J Ma, C Ma, X Huang, PHH de Araujo, AK Goyal… - Fundamental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Fragmentation/disassembly of fiber-like micelles generated by living crystalline-driven self-
assembly (CDSA) is usually encountered in aqueous media, which hinders the applications …

Self-seeding in one dimension: a route to uniform fiber-like nanostructures from block copolymers with a crystallizable core-forming block

J Qian, Y Lu, A Chia, M Zhang, PA Rupar, N Gunari… - ACS …, 2013 - ACS Publications
One-dimensional micelles formed by the self-assembly of crystalline-coil poly (
ferrocenyldimethylsilane)(PFS) block copolymers exhibit self-seeding behavior when …

Water-Dispersible, Colloidally Stable, Surface-Functionalizable Uniform Fiberlike Micelles Containing a π-Conjugated Oligo(p-phenylenevinylene) Core of Controlled …

C Ma, Z Wang, X Huang, G Lu, I Manners… - …, 2020 - ACS Publications
π-Conjugated-polymer-based fiberlike nanostructures show promising potential in
applications ranging from biomedicine to microelectronic devices as a consequence of their …