Research Project
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
Block copolymers (BCPs) carrying olefinic side chains were subjected to the olefin metathesis reaction using Grubbs 2nd generation catalyst under highly diluted condition to produce the intramolecularly cross-linked BCPs. The self-assembly behaviors of the intramolecularly cross-linked products and their parent BCPs were evaluated in terms of micellization in water and microphase separation in the bulk. Importantly, it was found that the size and morphology of the resultant self-assembled nanostructures can be tuned by the degree of cross-linking. This would be very interesting as a new approach to control the self-assembly behaviors without changing the molecular weight and monomer composition of the BCP.
All 2017 2016 2015
All Journal Article (1 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results, Peer Reviewed: 1 results, Acknowledgement Compliant: 1 results) Presentation (18 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 4 results)
Polymer Chemistry
Volume: 7 Issue: 29 Pages: 4782-4792
10.1039/c6py00795c