Functional nanoparticles through π-conjugated polymer self-assembly

LR MacFarlane, H Shaikh… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
The development of π-conjugated polymers has provided a gateway to a variety of new
functional organic materials reminiscent of inorganic semiconductors. Nanoparticles based …

Supramolecular helical systems: helical assemblies of small molecules, foldamers, and polymers with chiral amplification and their functions

E Yashima, N Ousaka, D Taura, K Shimomura… - Chemical …, 2016 - ACS Publications
In this review, we describe the recent advances in supramolecular helical assemblies
formed from chiral and achiral small molecules, oligomers (foldamers), and helical and …

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 …

Side chain engineering in solution-processable conjugated polymers

J Mei, Z Bao - Chemistry of Materials, 2014 - ACS Publications
Side chains in conjugated polymers have been primarily utilized as solubilizing groups.
However, these side chains have roles that are far beyond. We advocate using side chain …

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 …

Emerging chirality in nanoscience

Y Wang, J Xu, Y Wang, H Chen - Chemical Society Reviews, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
Chirality in nanoscience may offer new opportunities for applications beyond the traditional
fields of chirality, such as the asymmetric catalysts in the molecular world and the chiral …

Tailored hierarchical micelle architectures using living crystallization-driven self-assembly in two dimensions

ZM Hudson, CE Boott, ME Robinson, PA Rupar… - Nature …, 2014 - nature.com
Recent advances in the self-assembly of block copolymers have enabled the precise
fabrication of hierarchical nanostructures using low-cost solution-phase protocols. However …

Self‐assembled nanostructures of quantum dot/conjugated polymer hybrids for photonic synaptic transistors with ultralow energy consumption and zero‐gate bias

E Ercan, YC Lin, WC Yang… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Herein, it is reported the influence of solution processing and treatments, such as adding
marginal solvent, ultrasonication, and UV treatment, on the resulting perovskite (CsPbBr3) …

Crystallization assisted self-assembly of semicrystalline block copolymers

WN He, JT Xu - Progress in Polymer Science, 2012 - Elsevier
The self-assembly of block copolymers (BCPs) in the presence of crystallization as the
second driving force is reviewed, for BCPs in the bulk, thin films, single crystals and micelles …

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 …