AB-alternating copolymers via chain-growth polymerization: synthesis, characterization, self-assembly, and functions

K Nishimori, M Ouchi - Chemical communications, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
An AB-alternating copolymer is distinctly unique in comparison with other copolymers (eg,
random, gradient, and block) because the structure is uniform in terms of sequence: there is …

Cryogenic transmission electron microscopy for direct observation of polymer and small-molecule materials and structures in solution

S Zhong, DJ Pochan - Polymer Reviews, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
The application of cryogenic transmission electron microscopy (cryo-TEM) in the study of
molecular self-assembly of amphiphilic macromolecules, lipid/surfactants, peptides, and …

pH-induced amphiphilicity-reversing schizophrenic aggregation by alternating copolymers

P Sar, S Ghosh, YD Gordievskaya, KG Goswami… - …, 2019 - ACS Publications
A series of copolymers with controlled monomer sequences are prepared via the reversible
addition–fragmentation chain transfer polymerization of tert-butyl carbamate (Boc)-l-alanine …

Ultrathin alternating copolymer nanotubes with readily tunable surface functionalities

J Chen, C Yu, Z Shi, S Yu, Z Lu, W Jiang… - Angewandte …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Well‐defined ultrathin nanotubes (30 nm in diameter and of micrometer‐scale length) were
generated through the self‐assembly of a novel alternative copolymer synthesized using an …

Self‐assembly of amphiphilic alternating copolymers

Q Xu, S Li, C Yu, Y Zhou - Chemistry–A European Journal, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Polymer self‐assembly has been a hot research topic for several decades. Different types of
polymers with various architectures, like block copolymers, brush polymers, hyperbranched …

Self-assembly and functionalization of alternating copolymer vesicles

C Li, C Chen, S Li, T Rasheed, P Huang, T Huang… - Polymer …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
This work reports on the preparation and functionalization of novel alternating copolymer
vesicles. An amphiphilic alternating copolymer was synthesized first by the epoxy-thiol click …

Reduction-induced crystallization-driven self-assembly of main-chain-type alternating copolymers: transformation from 1d lines to 2D platelets

K Tu, C Liu, E He, J Cheng, L Zhang… - ACS Macro Letters, 2021 - ACS Publications
In recent years, crystalline-driven self-assembly (CDSA) has received enormous attention,
but almost only for block copolymers (BCPs). Herein, we introduced perfluorocarbon chains …

Phase diagrams, mechanisms and unique characteristics of alternating-structured polymer self-assembly via simulations

S Li, C Yu, Y Zhou - Science China Chemistry, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Alternating-structured polymers (ASPs), like alternating copolymers, regular
multiblock copolymers and polycondensates, are very important polymer structures with …

Biomimetic ultrathin pepsomes for photo-controllable catalysis

G Peng, H Jin, F Liu, X Yang, P Sui, S Lin - Science China Chemistry, 2022 - Springer
Artificial vesicles for mimicking the unique structures and functions of natural organelles
represent a promising scientific object in biomimicry. However, the development of the …

Solution Properties of Amphiphilic Alternating Copolymers of N-Ethylmaleimide and 2-Hydroxyethyl Vinyl Ether: Thermoresponsiveness in Alcohols and Cosolvency …

K Nakamura, K Yano, S Ida, D Ida, A Ryoki… - …, 2024 - ACS Publications
We discovered unique solution properties, including cosolvency of an amphiphilic
alternating copolymer comprising hydrophobic N-ethylmaleimide (EMIm) and hydrophilic 2 …