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Self-assembly of block copolymers

Mai, Yiyong, Eisenberg, Adi·2012·Chemical Society Reviews

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Block copolymer (BCP) self-assembly has attracted considerable attention for many decades because it can yield ordered structures in a wide range of morphologies, including spheres, cylinders, bicontinuous structures, lamellae, vesicles, and many other complex or hierarchical assemblies. These aggregates provide potential or practical applications in many fields. The present tutorial review introduces the primary principles of BCP self-assembly in bulk and in solution, by describing experiments, theories, accessible morphologies and morphological transitions, factors affecting the morphology, thermodynamics and kinetics, among others. As one specific example at a more advanced level, BCP vesicles (polymersomes) and their potential applications are discussed in some detail.

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Authors
Mai, Y., & Eisenberg, A.
Venue
Chemical Society Reviews
Published
2012
Volume
41
Issue
18
Pages
5969
ISSN
  • 0306-0012 (ISSN-L)
  • 1460-4744
OpenAlex
W2075370047
Cited by
3,610
References
9
FWCI
5.80
Type
journal article
Language
en
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