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Functional polymeric materials: complexing amphiphiles as structure‐inducing elements
Author(s) -
ten Brinke Gerrit,
Ikkala Olli
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
macromolecular symposia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.257
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1521-3900
pISSN - 1022-1360
DOI - 10.1002/masy.200351308
Subject(s) - materials science , thermotropic crystal , copolymer , conductivity , self assembly , membrane , amphiphile , phase (matter) , polymer chemistry , chemical engineering , nanoporous , supramolecular chemistry , nanotechnology , polymer science , liquid crystalline , polymer , crystallography , crystal structure , chemistry , organic chemistry , composite material , biochemistry , engineering
Self‐assembly of polymeric comb‐shaped supramolecules is a powerful tool to prepare functional materials. Enhanced conductivity due to hexagonal self‐organization of conducting polyaniline and polarized photoluminance in solid‐state films of rodlike poly(2,5‐pyridinediyl) obtained by removing hydrogen‐bonded side chains from the aligned thermotropic smectic phase are two examples. Hierarchically structured materials are formed when the self‐organization of block copolymers is combined with that of comb‐shaped supramolecules. These form the basis for tunable nanoporous membranes, nano‐objects and materials with anisotropic properties such as tridirectional proton conductivity.