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Macromolecular and supramolecular chirality: a twist in the polymer tales
Author(s) -
de Bruin Alexander G,
Barbour Michele E,
Briscoe Wuge H
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
polymer international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.592
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1097-0126
pISSN - 0959-8103
DOI - 10.1002/pi.4639
Subject(s) - chirality (physics) , polymer , materials science , macromolecule , surface modification , nanotechnology , copolymer , supramolecular chirality , supramolecular chemistry , polymer science , layer (electronics) , self assembly , chemical engineering , chemistry , molecule , organic chemistry , composite material , physics , engineering , biochemistry , chiral symmetry breaking , quantum mechanics , nambu–jona lasinio model , quark
Introducing chiral hierarchical structures in polymer materials and polymer surfaces unlocks additional properties and functionalities in a range of applications in nanoscience, biomedicine and biomaterials. (All M.C. Escher works © 2013 The M.C. Escher Company ‐ the Netherlands. All rights reserved. Used by permission. www.mcescher.com .)