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  • Polymer Nanowires with Highly Precise Internal Morphology and Topography
    (2018-09-27) Pelras, Théophile; Mahon, Clare S.; Nonappa, Nonappa; Ikkala, Olli; Gröschel, André H.; Müllner, Markus
     A1 Alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä
    The construction of precise soft matter nanostructures in solution presents a challenge. A key focus remains on the rational design of functionalities to achieve the high morphological complexity typically found in biological systems. Advances in controlled polymerizations and self-assembly increasingly allow approaches toward complex hierarchical nanomaterials. By combining tailor-made cylindrical polymer brushes, block copolymers and interpolyelectrolyte complexation-driven self-assembly, we demonstrate a facile construction of uniformly compartmentalized and topographically structured polymeric nanowires in aqueous media. The approach offers a modular avenue in programming the internal morphology of polymer nanowires by varying the block copolymer composition and topology.