Self-Assembly of block copolymers into internally ordered microparticles

CK Wong, X Qiang, AHE Müller, AH Gröschel - Progress in Polymer …, 2020 - Elsevier
Block copolymer (BCP) self-assembly is one of the most versatile concepts for the bottom-up
design of functional nanostructures in materials science, nanomedicine and …

Multidimensional design of anisotropic polymer particles from solvent‐evaporative emulsion

KH Ku, JM Shin, H Yun, GR Yi… - Advanced Functional …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Colloidal particles with controlled shape and internal structure have attracted great attention
due to their novel morphologies and various potential applications. Among the diverse …

Three-dimensional printing of pH-responsive and functional polymers on an affordable desktop printer

M Nadgorny, Z Xiao, C Chen… - ACS applied materials & …, 2016 - ACS Publications
In this work we describe the synthesis, thermal and rheological characterization, hot-melt
extrusion, and three-dimensional printing (3DP) of poly (2-vinylpyridine)(P2VP). We …

A facile synthesis of dynamic, shape‐changing polymer particles

D Klinger, CX Wang, LA Connal, DJ Audus… - Angewandte …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
We herein report a new facile strategy to ellipsoidal block copolymer nanoparticles that
exhibit a pH‐triggered anistropic swelling profile. In a first step, elongated particles with an …

Photonic hydrogel sensors

AK Yetisen, H Butt, LR Volpatti, I Pavlichenko… - Biotechnology …, 2016 - Elsevier
Analyte-sensitive hydrogels that incorporate optical structures have emerged as sensing
platforms for point-of-care diagnostics. The optical properties of the hydrogel sensors can be …

Using synergistic multiple dynamic bonds to construct polymers with engineered properties

Z Jiang, A Bhaskaran, HM Aitken… - Macromolecular …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Dynamic bonds have achieved significant attention for their ability to impart fascinating
properties to polymeric materials, such as high mechanical strength, self‐healing, shape …

Particles with tunable porosity and morphology by controlling interfacial instability in block copolymer emulsions

KH Ku, JM Shin, D Klinger, SG Jang, RC Hayward… - ACS …, 2016 - ACS Publications
A series of porous block copolymer (BCP) particles with controllable morphology and pore
sizes was fabricated by tuning the interfacial behavior of BCP droplets in oil-in-water …

Shape control of soft nanoparticles and their assemblies

C Chen, RAL Wylie, D Klinger, LA Connal - Chemistry of Materials, 2017 - ACS Publications
Soft nanoparticles with precisely controlled shape and morphologies hold great potential for
the preparation of novel materials with tailored chemical and biophysical properties. In this …

Postpolymerization modification: a powerful tool for the synthesis and function tuning of stimuli‐responsive polymers

X Chen, T Michinobu - Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Stimuli‐responsive polymers are a type of functional polymers showing a change in their
physicochemical properties in response to external stimuli, such as temperature, pH, and …

Enzyme-triggered cascade reactions and assembly of abiotic block copolymers into micellar nanostructures

J Rao, C Hottinger, A Khan - Journal of the American Chemical …, 2014 - ACS Publications
Catalytic action of an enzyme is shown to transform a non-assembling block copolymer,
composed of a completely non-natural repeat unit structure, into a self-assembling polymer …