Block copolymers: controlling nanostructure to generate functional materials - synthesis, characterization, and engineering
Block copolymers: controlling nanostructure to generate functional materials - synthesis, characterization, and engineering
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DOI：
10.1039/c5sc03505h
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发表时间：
2016-01-01
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8.4
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O'Reilly, Rachel K.
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作者：
Epps, Thomas H., III;O'Reilly, Rachel K.
从这个角度，我们综述了嵌段共聚物的合成和表征的最新进展，讨论了嵌段共聚物带来的几个关键的材料机会，并强调了目前限制嵌段共聚物在有前景的纳米级应用中进一步实现的一些挑战。一个重大的挑战，特别是随着设计型大分子的复杂性和功能性的增加，需要多种互补技术来充分表征所得到的聚合物和纳米材料。因此，我们强调选择表征和理论方法，并讨论未来的进展如何提高对嵌段共聚体系的理解。特别是，我们考虑应用理论/模拟方法对观察到的实验自组装现象进行合理化和预测。最后，我们探讨了该领域的几个下一步，并强调了一些新兴研究的一般领域，这些领域可能会为功能材料中形成纳米结构的嵌段共聚物打开更多的机会。
In this perspective, we survey recent advances in the synthesis and characterization of block copolymers, discuss several key materials opportunities enabled by block copolymers, and highlight some of the challenges that currently limit further realization of block copolymers in promising nanoscale applications. One significant challenge, especially as the complexity and functionality of designer macromolecules increases, is the requirement of multiple complementary techniques to fully characterize the resultant polymers and nanoscale materials. Thus, we highlight select characterization and theoretical methods and discuss how future advances can improve understanding of block copolymer systems. In particular, we consider the application of theoretical/simulation methods to the rationalization, and prediction, of observed experimental self-assembly phenomena. Finally, we explore several next steps for the field and emphasize some general areas of emerging research that could unlock additional opportunities for nanostructure-forming block copolymers in functional materials.