Bottlebrush polymers: From controlled synthesis, self-assembly, properties to applications

Z Li, M Tang, S Liang, M Zhang, GM Biesold… - Progress in Polymer …, 2021 - Elsevier
Bottlebrush polymers (BBPs) have emerged as intriguing class of materials for an array of
applications, including supersoft elastomers, organic optoelectronics, templates for crafting …

Molecular bottlebrushes as novel materials

G Xie, MR Martinez, M Olszewski, SS Sheiko… - …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Molecular bottlebrushes are building blocks for the design of unique polymeric materials
whose physical properties are fundamentally governed by their densely grafted structures …

Complex polymer architectures using ring-opening metathesis polymerization: synthesis, applications, and practical considerations

SE Blosch, SJ Scannelli, M Alaboalirat… - Macromolecules, 2022 - ACS Publications
Nature shows us that complex molecular architectures lead to unique material properties,
and these observations have driven polymer scientists to synthesize complex architectures …

Bottlebrush polymer synthesis by ring-opening metathesis polymerization: the significance of the anchor group

SC Radzinski, JC Foster, RC Chapleski Jr… - Journal of the …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Control over bottlebrush polymer synthesis by ring-opening metathesis polymerization
(ROMP) of macromonomers (MMs) is highly dependent on the competition between the …

Materials design of highly branched bottlebrush polymers at the intersection of modeling, synthesis, processing, and characterization

T Pan, S Dutta, Y Kamble, BB Patel… - Chemistry of …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Highly branched “bottlebrush” polymers are a class of macromolecules characterized by
side chains that are densely grafted from a backbone that is typically linear. Their unique …

Design, synthesis, and self-assembly of polymers with tailored graft distributions

AB Chang, TP Lin, NB Thompson… - Journal of the …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Grafting density and graft distribution impact the chain dimensions and physical properties of
polymers. However, achieving precise control over these structural parameters presents …

Cationic bottlebrush polymers outperform linear polycation analogues for pDNA delivery and gene expression

RJ Dalal, R Kumar, M Ohnsorg, M Brown… - ACS Macro …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Cationic polymer vehicles have emerged as promising platforms for nucleic acid delivery
because of their scalability, biocompatibility, and chemical versatility. Advancements in …

Amphiphilic bottlebrush block copolymers: Analysis of aqueous self-assembly by small-angle neutron scattering and surface tension measurements

M Alaboalirat, L Qi, KJ Arrington, S Qian… - …, 2018 - ACS Publications
A systematic series of 16 amphiphilic bottlebrush block copolymers (BCPs) containing
polystyrene and poly (N-acryloylmorpholine)(PACMO) side chains were prepared by a …

[HTML][HTML] From macromonomers to bottlebrush copolymers with sequence control: synthesis, properties, and applications

KH Kim, J Nam, J Choi, M Seo, J Bang - Polymer Chemistry, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Bottlebrush polymers (BBPs) are a type of comb-like macromolecule with densely grafted
polymeric sidechains attached to the polymer backbones, and many intriguing properties …

Grubbs' and Schrock's catalysts, ring opening metathesis polymerization and molecular brushes—synthesis, characterization, properties and applications

I Choinopoulos - Polymers, 2019 - mdpi.com
In this review, molecular brushes and other macromolecular architectures bearing a
bottlebrush segment where the main chain is synthesized by ring opening metathesis …