Functional Materials Based on Self-Assembly of Polymeric Supramolecules
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- 29 March 2002
- journal article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 295 (5564), 2407-2409
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1067794
Abstract
Self-assembly of polymeric supramolecules is a powerful tool for producing functional materials that combine several properties and may respond to external conditions. We illustrate the concept using a comb-shaped architecture. Examples include the hexagonal self-organization of conjugated conducting polymers and the polarized luminance in solid-state films of rodlike polymers obtained by removing the hydrogen-bonded side chains from the aligned thermotropic smectic phase. Hierarchically structured materials obtained by applying different self-organization and recognition principles and directed assembly form a basis for tunable nanoporous materials, smart membranes, preparation of nano-objects, and anisotropic properties, such as proton conductivity.Keywords
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