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Biomaterials: Simultaneous Nano‐ and Microscale Control of Nanofibrous Microspheres Self‐Assembled from Star‐Shaped Polymers (Adv. Mater. 26/2015)
Author(s) -
Zhang Zhanpeng,
Marson Ryan L.,
Ge Zhishen,
Glotzer Sharon C.,
Ma Peter X.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.201570177
Subject(s) - microscale chemistry , materials science , nano , nanoscopic scale , microsphere , nanotechnology , polymer , star (game theory) , polymer science , chemical engineering , composite material , mathematical analysis , mathematics education , mathematics , engineering
Star polymers can self‐assemble into microspheres, which are either smooth or fibrous on the nanoscale, and either nonhollow, hollow, or spongy on the microscale. The molecular architecture and functional groups dictate the structure on both length scales. This discovery guides the control of both the nano‐ and microscale features of the microspheres, as described by P. X. Ma and co‐workers on page 3947.