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Light‐Responsive Block Copolymers
Author(s) -
Schumers JeanMarc,
Fustin CharlesAndré,
Gohy JeanFrançois
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
macromolecular rapid communications
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.348
H-Index - 154
eISSN - 1521-3927
pISSN - 1022-1336
DOI - 10.1002/marc.201000108
Subject(s) - copolymer , block (permutation group theory) , materials science , polymer science , polymer chemistry , polymer , composite material , mathematics , combinatorics
Stimuli‐responsive polymers are the subject of intense research because they are able to show responses to various environmental changes. Among those stimuli, light has attracted much attention since it can be localized in time and space and it can also be triggered from outside of the system. In this paper, we review light‐responsive block copolymers (LRBCs) that combine characteristic features of block copolymers, e.g., self‐assembly behavior, and light‐responsive systems. The different photo‐responsive moieties that have been incorporated so far in block copolymers as well as the proposed applications are discussed.