title: Influence of nucleobase stoichiometry on the self-assembly of ABC triblock copolymers.
abstract: ABC triblock copolymers bearing adenine- and thymine-functionalized external blocks self-assembled into long-range, ordered lamellar microphase-separated morphologies on non-patterned substrates. Intermolecular hydrogen bonding formed thymine-adenine triplets and promoted self-assembly into well-defined lamellae consisting of poly(n-butyl acrylate) soft domains and complementary nucleobase hard domains, while thymine-adenine duplets contributed to superior mechanical properties.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Macromolecules Innovation Institute, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA. telong@vt.edu.
authors.forename: Keren
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Samantha J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Talley
authors.forename: Ya Peng
authors.initials: YP
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Robert B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Moore
authors.forename: Mitsuhiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Murayama
authors.forename: Timothy E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Long