Directional effect on the fusion of ellipsoidal morphologies into nanorods and nanotubes

Li, Yahui; Lu, Qunzan; Chen, Qiumeng; Wu, Xuan; Shen, Jianliang; Shen, Liangliang

doi:10.1039/d0ra09548f

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“…19). Nanorods and nanotubes can be easily generated by the directional fusion in a head‐to‐head manner of ellipsoidal micelles and vesicles, respectively, affording the lowest membrane curvature and tension 121 …”

Section: Polymerization‐induced Hierarchical Self‐assemblymentioning

confidence: 99%

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Self‐assembly of side‐chain liquid crystalline block copolymers to anisotropic polymeric nanoparticles

Sun

Deng

Chen

2023

Polymer International

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Anisotropic polymeric nanoparticles (NPs) have attracted considerable attention due to their morphology-dependent applications in the fields of nanocatalysts, drug delivery and sensors. By introducing liquid crystalline (LC) driving force into NPs, the region of non-spherical shapes in phase diagrams can be broadened effectively, which attracts great interest of many researchers. LC mesogens can be easily introduced to monomers, such as acrylates and methacrylates, as side groups connected by spacers with tunable length, and then side-chain LC polymers can be acquired after polymerization accordingly. Among these polymers, amphiphilic block copolymers (BCPs) have been widely studied, attributed to their property of spontaneous assembly into NPs under appropriate conditions. In this review, based on traditional solution self-assembly and polymerization-induced self-assembly, the recent research into side-chain LC BCP NPs is elaborated in terms of the aspects of the types of LC mesogens, LC phases, morphologies and functionalities. Finally, we summarize recent progress, and prospect the development trend in the future.

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Section: Polymerization‐induced Hierarchical Self‐assemblymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…(c) Nanorods and nanotubes formed through directional fusion of ellipsoidal micelles and vesicles, respectively. Reproduced with permission from Li et al 121 . Copyright, Royal Society of Chemistry.…”

Section: Polymerization‐induced Hierarchical Self‐assemblymentioning

confidence: 99%

Self‐assembly of side‐chain liquid crystalline block copolymers to anisotropic polymeric nanoparticles

Sun

Deng

Chen

2023

Polymer International

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“…also introduced into PI-CDSA system. [161][162][163][164][165][166] For example, Yuan et al studied the self-assembly behavior of BCPs containing poly(2-dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate) (PDMA) and poly(2-(perfluorooctyl)ethyl methacrylate) (PFOEMA). [164] Due to the LC nature of PFOEMA block, the PDMA-b-PFOEMA could be aggregated into cylindrical micelles.…”

Section: Pi-cdsa Of Bcps With Other Crystallizable Segmentsmentioning

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Self‐Assembly of Copolymers Containing Crystallizable Blocks: Strategies and Applications

Shi

Shen

et al. 2022

Macromol. Rapid Commun.

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The self‐assembly of copolymers containing crystallizable blocks in solution has received increasing attention in the past few years. Various strategies including crystallization‐driven self‐assembly (CDSA) and polymerization‐induced CDSA (PI‐CDSA) have been widely developed. Abundant self‐assembly morphologies are captured and advanced applications have been attempted. In this review, the synthetic strategies including the mechanisms and characteristics are highlighted and a survey on the advanced applications of crystalline nano‐assemblies is collected. This review is hoped to depict a comprehensive outline for self‐assembly of copolymers containing crystallizable blocks in recent years and to prompt the development of the self‐assembly technology in interdisciplinary fields.

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“…An advantage observed upon the introduction of a LC group was the reduction in the polymer dispersity (Ð) with higher LC content. While few PISA studies have been performed with steroid-based monomers, the field is starting to gain traction with recent publications focused on the introduction of perfluorinated LC, monomers [55][56][57][58][59][60], biphenyls [61] and azobenzenes [62][63][64]. The structures seen within these systems show unique properties such as physical rearrangements upon thermal stimuli.…”

Section: Polymerisation-induced Self Assemblymentioning

confidence: 99%

Steroid-Based Liquid Crystalline Polymers: Responsive and Biocompatible Materials of the Future

2022

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Steroid-based liquid crystal polymers and co-polymers have come a long way, with new and significant advances being made every year. This paper reviews some of the recent key developments in steroid-based liquid crystal polymers and co-polymers. It covers the structure–property relationship between cholesterol and sterol-based compounds and their corresponding polymers, and the influence of chemical structure and synthesis conditions on the liquid crystalline behaviour. An overview of the nature of self-assembly of these materials in solvents and through polymerisation is given. The role of liquid crystalline properties in the applications of these materials, in the creation of nano-objects, drug delivery and biomedicine and photonic and electronic devices, is discussed.

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Directional effect on the fusion of ellipsoidal morphologies into nanorods and nanotubes

Abstract: Herein, a directional fusion of ellipsoidal morphologies into nanorods and nanotubes was demonstrated through the study of polymerization-induced self-assembly behaviors of semi-fluorinated liquid-crystalline block copolymers.

Cited by 8 publications

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Self‐assembly of side‐chain liquid crystalline block copolymers to anisotropic polymeric nanoparticles

Self‐assembly of side‐chain liquid crystalline block copolymers to anisotropic polymeric nanoparticles

Self‐Assembly of Copolymers Containing Crystallizable Blocks: Strategies and Applications

Steroid-Based Liquid Crystalline Polymers: Responsive and Biocompatible Materials of the Future

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