title: Modular and dynamic functionalization of polymeric scaffolds.
abstract: The design and synthesis of multifunctionalized, architecturally controlled polymers is a prerequisite for a variety of future applications of polymeric materials. On the basis of Nature's use of self-assembly in the creation of biomaterials, this Account describes concepts that were developed over the past 5 years that utilize noncovalent interactions such as hydrogen bonding, ionic interactions, electrostatic interactions, metal coordination, and pi-pi stacking in modification of copolymer side-chains to obtain multifunctional polymeric materials, induce polymer morphology changes, and influence bulk-polymer properties.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0400, USA.
authors.forename: Clinton R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: South
authors.forename: Caroline
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Burd
authors.forename: Marcus
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Weck
mesh_terms: D008962:Models, Theoretical; D049329:Nanostructures; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D011108:Polymers