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Block copolymer solution self‐assembly: Recent advances, emerging trends, and applications
Author(s) -
Karayianni Maria,
Pispas Stergios
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2642-4169
pISSN - 2642-4150
DOI - 10.1002/pol.20210430
Subject(s) - nanotechnology , sophistication , nanomedicine , copolymer , self assembly , nanostructure , materials science , nanoparticle , polymer , social science , sociology , composite material
The self‐assembly process of block copolymers (BCPs) in solution has been at the focus of extended scientific research over the past several decades owing to the astonishing morphological diversity and attainable complexity of the resulting nanoassemblies, including spheres, cylinders, lamellae, vesicles, and many other complex, bicontinuous or even hierarchical structures. The ever‐increasing sophistication in the development of synthetic chemistry methods and techniques has led to a myriad of available macromolecules with varying chemical compositions, architectures, features, and properties. This assortment of characteristics has led in turn to a plethora of intriguing self‐organized polymeric nanostructures, with countless possible applications in several nanotechnological fields relevant to physics, chemistry, material science, nanomedicine, and biomaterials. The present review aims to illuminate the importance and fascinating potential of BCPs solution self‐assembly by highlighting recent advances and emerging trends in the field, as well as significant application‐oriented progress, through characteristic contemporary examples.