Block copolymer libraries: modular versatility of the macromolecular Lego system.
The synthesis and characterization of a new 4 x 4 library of block copolymers based on polystyrene and poly(ethylene oxide) connected by an asymmetrical octahedral bis(terpyridine) ruthenium complex at the block junction are described, while initial studies on the thin film morphology of the components of the library are presented by the use of Atomic Force Microscopy, demonstrating the impact of a library approach to derive structure-property relationships.
Lohmeijer
Bas G G
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Laboratory of Macromolecular Chemistry and Nanoscience, Eindhoven University of Technology and Dutch Polymer Institute, P. O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands. u.s.schubert@tue.nl.
Wouters
Daan
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Yin
Zhihui
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Schubert
Ulrich S
US