title: Ultrathin alternating copolymer nanotubes with readily tunable surface functionalities.
abstract: Well-defined ultrathin nanotubes (30 nm in diameter and of micrometer-scale length) were generated through the self-assembly of a novel alternative copolymer synthesized using an epoxy-thiol click-chemistry reaction. The self-assembly mechanism was investigated both by experiments and using dissipative particle dynamics (DPD) simulations. The obtained nanotubes can be readily functionalized with carboxy groups, amino groups, peptides, or other groups by simple modular click copolymerization.
authors: School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240 (P. R. China).
authors: Jianxin
authors: J
authors: Chen
authors: Chunyang
authors: C
authors: Yu
authors: Zengqian
authors: Z
authors: Shi
authors: Songrui
authors: S
authors: Yu
authors: Zhongyuan
authors: Z
authors: Lu
authors: Wengfeng
authors: W
authors: Jiang
authors: Meng
authors: M
authors: Zhang
authors: Wei
authors: W
authors: He
authors: Yongfeng
authors: Y
authors: Zhou
authors: Deyue
authors: D
authors: Yan
mesh_terms: D057930:Click Chemistry; D004852:Epoxy Compounds / Q000737:chemistry; D018625:Microscopy, Atomic Force; D046529:Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; D043942:Nanotubes / Q000737:chemistry*; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry*; D013438:Sulfhydryl Compounds / Q000737:chemistry; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D004852:Epoxy Compounds; D011108:Polymers; D013438:Sulfhydryl Compounds
keywords: alternating copolymers; click chemistry; copolymerization; nanotubes; self-assembly