Scalable preparation of crystalline nanorods through sequential polymerization-induced and crystallization-driven self-assembly of alternating copolymers
Rui Yin, Dipankar Sahoo, Fugui Xu, Wei Huang, Yongfeng Zhou
Abstract
We report a two-step sequential polymerization-induced and crystallization-driven self-assembly (sequential PI/CDSA) of alternating copolymers to prepare micron-length crystalline nanorods with an ultrathin lamellar structure on a large scale.
Topics & Concepts
NanorodCopolymerCrystallizationLamellar structureMaterials sciencePolymerizationSelf-assemblyChemical engineeringPolymer chemistryNanotechnologyPolymerComposite materialEngineeringAdvanced Polymer Synthesis and CharacterizationSurfactants and Colloidal SystemsSupramolecular Chemistry and Complexes