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 …

Smart nanostructures for cargo delivery: uncaging and activating by light

M Karimi, P Sahandi Zangabad… - Journal of the …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Nanotechnology has begun to play a remarkable role in various fields of science and
technology. In biomedical applications, nanoparticles have opened new horizons, especially …

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 …

Self-assembly concepts for multicompartment nanostructures

AH Gröschel, AHE Müller - Nanoscale, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Compartmentalization is ubiquitous to many biological and artificial systems, be it for the
separate storage of incompatible matter or to isolate transport processes. Advancements in …

Concepts, fabrication methods and applications of living crystallization-driven self-assembly of block copolymers

S Ganda, MH Stenzel - Progress in Polymer Science, 2020 - Elsevier
Living crystallization-driven self-assembly (CDSA) has emerged as a technique that is able
to perform solution phase self-assembly of semi-crystalline block copolymers in a controlled …

Non-centrosymmetric cylindrical micelles by unidirectional growth

PA Rupar, L Chabanne, MA Winnik, I Manners - Science, 2012 - science.org
Although solution self-assembly of block copolymers (BCPs) represents one of the most
promising approaches to the creation of nanoparticles from soft matter, the formation of non …

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 …

Polyferrocenylsilane block copolymer spherulites in dilute solution

J Jiang, E Nikbin, G Hicks, S Song, Y Liu… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Self-assembly of block copolymers (BCP) into uniform 3D structures in solution is an
extremely rare phenomenon. Furthermore, the investigation of general prerequisites for …

π-Conjugated-polymer-based nanofibers through living crystallization-driven self-assembly: preparation, properties and applications

J Ma, G Lu, X Huang, C Feng - Chemical Communications, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
π-Conjugated-polymer-based nanofibers (CPNFs) of controlled length, composition and
morphology are promising for a broad range of emerging applications in optoelectronics …

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 …