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Front Cover: Polyphosphazenes – Synthetically Versatile Block Copolymers (“ Multi‐Tool” ) for Self‐Assembly (Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 22/2018)
Author(s) -
Carriedo Gabino A.,
de la Campa Raquel,
Soto Alejandro Presa
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
european journal of inorganic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.667
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1099-0682
pISSN - 1434-1948
DOI - 10.1002/ejic.201800559
Subject(s) - copolymer , front cover , polyphosphazene , chemistry , micelle , self assembly , cover (algebra) , macromolecule , polymer , nanotechnology , polymer chemistry , polymer science , vesicle , organic chemistry , materials science , membrane , aqueous solution , mechanical engineering , biochemistry , engineering
The Front Cover shows the synthesis of polyphosphazene block copolymers (“ Polymer Synthesis Building ”) and the nanostructured morphologies created by their self‐assembly (“ Self‐Assembly Department ”). The opportunities offered by a decisive macromolecular substitution of the chlorine atoms of the [N=PCl 2 ] n blocks by selected nucleophiles (“ Chemical Modification ”) can be exploited to achieve block copolymers that can self‐assemble to afford a variety of nanomorphologies such as toroidal micelles, bicontinuous nanospheres, vesicles, porous films, spherical micelles, or helical nanoarchitectures. More information can be found in the Microreview by A. P. Soto et al. For more on the story behind the cover research, see the Cover Profile .