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Tapered Bottlebrush Polymers: Cone-Shaped Nanostructures by Sequential Addition of Macromonomers

Year: 2017

Type: article

Abstract: Tapered (cone-shaped) bottlebrush polymers were synthesized for the first time by ring-opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP) using a sequential-addition of macromonomers (SAM) strategy. Polystyrene macromonomers with molecular weights that increased from 1 to 10 kg mol–1 were polymerized in sequence to high conversion, yielding tapered bottlebrush polymers that could be visualized by atomic force microscopy (AFM).

Source: ACS Macro Letters

DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.7b00724

Authors: Scott C. Radzinski, Jeffrey C. Foster, Samantha J. Scannelli, Jeffrey R. Weaver, Kyle J. Arrington, John B. Matson

Institution: Virginia Tech

Language: English

Topic: Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization

Subfield: Organic Chemistry

Field: Chemistry

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $4,500

Funders: American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund, Army Research Office