Porous polymeric membranes: Fabrication techniques and biomedical applications

A Shiohara, B Prieto-Simon… - Journal of Materials …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Porous polymeric membranes have shown great potential in biological and biomedical
applications such as tissue engineering, bioseparation, and biosensing, due to their …

Sub-10-nm patterning via directed self-assembly of block copolymer films with a vapour-phase deposited topcoat

HS Suh, DH Kim, P Moni, S Xiong, LE Ocola… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
Directed self-assembly (DSA) of the domain structure in block copolymer (BCP) thin films is
a promising approach for sub-10-nm surface patterning. DSA requires the control of …

Interfacial design for block copolymer thin films

MJ Maher, CM Bates, G Blachut, S Sirard… - Chemistry of …, 2014 - ACS Publications
Top coat design, coating, and optimization methodologies are introduced that facilitate the
synthesis, application, and identification of neutral top coats for block copolymer (BP) thin …

Orientation control in thin films of a high-χ block copolymer with a surface active embedded neutral layer

J Zhang, MB Clark, C Wu, M Li, P Trefonas III… - Nano …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Directed self-assembly (DSA) of block copolymers (BCPs) is an attractive advanced
patterning technology being considered for future integrated circuit manufacturing. By …

How does Micro‐and Macro‐Phase Separation of Block Copolymers Affect the Formation of Integral Asymmetric Isoporous Membranes? A Review on Effective …

K Foroutani, SM Ghasemi - Macromolecular Materials and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Self‐standing isoporous membranes based on amphiphilic block copolymers (BCPs) are an
outstanding candidate for efficient separation processes. Such fascinating membranes have …

Ordered isoporous membranes from ionic diblock copolymers via SNIPS: Optimizing effective factors with a structural survey

K Foroutani, SM Ghasemi, B Pourabbas - Progress in Organic Coatings, 2021 - Elsevier
The membrane formation directly through the self-assembly and nonsolvent induced phase
separation (SNIPS) method without the aid of foreign additives has been more challenging …

Development of polycarbonate-containing block copolymers for thin film self-assembly applications

A Vora, RJ Wojtecki, K Schmidt, A Chunder… - Polymer …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Access to well-defined materials is one of the key requirements for successful
implementation of block copolymer-based lithography for advanced semiconductor nodes …

Preparation of isoporous membranes from low χ block copolymers via co-assembly with H-bond interacting homopolymers

GD Zhu, CY Yang, YR Yin, Z Yi, XH Chen, LF Liu… - Journal of Membrane …, 2019 - Elsevier
Self-assembly and non-solvent induced phase separation (SNIPS) was extensively used in
the fabrication of isoporous membranes for its compatibility with massive production …

New materials for directed self-assembly for advanced patterning

J Zhang, J Wu, M Li, VV Ginzburg… - Advances in …, 2014 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Directed Self-Assembly (DSA) of block copolymers is a candidate advanced patterning
technology at future technology nodes. Although DSA promises resolution and cost benefits …

[HTML][HTML] Synthesis and self-assembly of high-χ poly (4-tertbutylstyrene)-block-poly (2-hydroxyethylmethacrylate)

CL Breaux, BL Sharp, PJ Ludovice… - Journal of Vacuum …, 2019 - pubs.aip.org
Block copolymers (BCPs) are utilized by the microelectronics industry for their ability to
phase separate at very small length scales (< 20 nm). By casting these BCPs as a thin film …