How far can we push polymer architectures?

…, EW Meijer, K Matyjaszewski, SS Sheiko

Index: Stals, Patrick J. M.; Li, Yuanchao; Burdynska, Joanna; Nicolay, Renaud; Nese, Alper; Palmans, Anja R. A.; Meijer; Matyjaszewski, Krzysztof; Sheiko, Sergei S. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2013 , vol. 135, # 31 p. 11421 - 11424

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Citation Number: 43

Abstract

We here report the synthesis and characterization of a complex polymeric architecture based on a block copolymer with a cylindrical brush block and a single-chain polymeric nanoparticle block folded due to strong intramolecular hydrogen-bonds. The self-assembly of these constructs on mica surfaces was studied with atomic force microscopy, corroborating the distinct presence of block copolymer architectures.