Block Copolymers: Synthesis, Self-Assembly, and Applications

Feng, Hongbo; Lu, Xinyi; Wang, Weiyu; Kang, Nam-Goo; Mays, Jimmy

doi:10.3390/polym9100494

Block Copolymers: Synthesis, Self-Assembly, and Applications

Journal Article · Mon Oct 09 00:00:00 EDT 2017 · Polymers

DOI:https://doi.org/10.3390/polym9100494· OSTI ID:1628528

^[1]; Lu, Xinyi ^[2]; Wang, Weiyu ^[3]; Kang, Nam-Goo ^[2]; Mays, Jimmy ^[4]

Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States). Dept. of Chemistry; DOE/OSTI
Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States). Dept. of Chemistry
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences
Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States). Dept. of Chemistry; Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Chemical Sciences Div.

Research on block copolymers (BCPs) has played a critical role in the development of polymer chemistry, with numerous pivotal contributions that have advanced our ability to prepare, characterize, theoretically model, and technologically exploit this class of materials in a myriad of ways in the fields of chemistry, physics, material sciences, and biological and medical sciences. The breathtaking progress has been driven by the advancement in experimental techniques enabling the synthesis and characterization of a wide range of block copolymers with tailored composition, architectures, and properties. In this review, we briefly discussed the recent progress in BCP synthesis, followed by a discussion of the fundamentals of self-assembly of BCPs along with their applications.

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Research Organization:: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Materials Sciences & Engineering Division

DOE Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725

OSTI ID:: 1628528

Journal Information:: Polymers, Journal Name: Polymers Journal Issue: 12 Vol. 9; ISSN POLYCK; ISSN 2073-4360

Publisher:: MDPI

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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