Advances and Applications of Block Copolymers

• Other Authors: Politakos, Nikolaos (Editor), Avgeropoulos, Apostolos (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2023
• Subjects: Research & information: general; Chemistry; Organic chemistry; poly(4-vinylpyridine); poly(N-methyl-4-vinylpyridinium iodide); quaternization; solvatochromism; preferential solvation; optical energy gap; nanonetwork; block copolymer; modifier; templated polymerization; energy dissipation; polylactides; stereocomplexation; anionic polymerization; ring-opening polymerization; triblock terpolymers; silica; amphipathic; adsorption; Cr(VI); phenol; topology; star-block copolymer; polymerization-induced self-assembly; general self-assembly; propylene-butene copolymers; α and γ forms; metallocene catalysts; melt-crystallization; isotactic polypropylene; copolymers; role of defects excluded from crystals; self-assembly; nanochannels; membranes; energy conversion; collagen; polyacrylamide; tributylborane; hybrid copolymer; cytotoxicity; block copolymer template; porous carbon fibers; hierarchical pores; supercapacitor; double hydrophilic block copolymers; porphyrins; polyion complex micelles; photosensitizers; hybrid materials; conjugated copolymers; rGO; HOMO; LUMO; indacenothiophene; indacenothienothiophene; cyclic voltammetry; acrylic block copolymer; Flory-Huggins interaction parameter; thermoplastic elastomer; small-angle X-ray scattering; diblock copolymer; Landau analysis; weak segregation regime; upper order-disorder transition; lower disorder-order transition; barotropicity; baroplasticity; block copolymers; 3D printing; 4D printing; biomaterials; scaffolds; tissue engineering; low molecular weight triblock terpolymers; hydroboration/oxidation reactions; modification of PB1,2; high χ terpolymers; asymmetric interactions; double gyroid; polymer brushes; wettability; biobased; epoxy; nanostructuring; n/a
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The most important class of polymers is block copolymers (BCPs) since they can be prepared through different methods and exhibit various properties combined with chemically different segments. The importance of block copolymers can be supported by the multitude of related manuscripts published daily, their use in practical applications in almost all areas, and novel discoveries based on BCPs in many aspects of life. This Special Issue focuses on various matters from different areas of block copolymer research, showing advances and applications in self-assembly, crystallization, synthesis, chemical modification, 3D printing, membranes, energy materials, nanotechnology, hybrid materials, micelles, order-disorder transition, and biomaterials.