title: The Link that Lasts: A New Frontier in Supramolecular Block Copolymer Design.
abstract: Lasting link: A supramolecular linkage between two parts of an amphiphilic block copolymer was developed that is sufficiently strong to allow phase-separation-driven nanopatterning as well as chromatographic characterization. The link can also be severed in response to a solvent trigger signal. This powerful approach will open new avenues for the production of self-healing materials, triggered-release systems, and reversible surface designs.
authors.affiliation: Soft Matter Synthesis Laboratory, Institut für Biologische, Grenzflächen, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen (Germany). leonie.barner@kit.edu.
authors.forename: Leonie
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Barner
authors.affiliation: Soft Matter Synthesis Laboratory, Institut für Biologische, Grenzflächen, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen (Germany). christopher.barner-kowollik@kit.edu.|Preparative Macromolecular Chemistry, Institut für Technische Chemie und Polymerchemie, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Engesserstraße 18, 76128 Karlsruhe (Germany). christopher.barner-kowollik@kit.edu.
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Barner-Kowollik
keywords: RAFT polymerization; amphiphiles; block copolymers; stability; supramolecular chemistry