Supramolecular Copolymerization as a Strategy to Control the Stability of Self-Assembled Nanofibers
作者:Bala N. S. Thota、Xianwen Lou、Davide Bochicchio、Tim F. E. Paffen、René P. M. Lafleur、Joost L. J. van Dongen、Svenja Ehrmann、Rainer Haag、Giovanni M. Pavan、Anja R. A. Palmans、E. W. Meijer
DOI:10.1002/anie.201802238
日期:2018.6.4
supramolecular polymers based on benzene‐1,3,5‐tricarboxamide (BTA) can be regulated by copolymerizing molecules with dendronized (dBTA) and linear (nBTA) ethylene glycol‐based water‐soluble side chains. Whereas nBTAs form long nanofibers in water, dBTAs do not polymerize, forming instead small spherical aggregates. The copolymerization of the two BTAs results in long nanofibers. The exchange dynamics of both the
超分子聚合中的主要挑战是控制所形成的聚合物的稳定性,即控制单体与聚合物之间平衡中的单体交换速率。可以通过使分子与树枝状(dBTA)和线性(nBTA)乙二醇基水溶性侧链共聚来调节基于苯-1,3,5-三羧酸酰胺(BTA)的超分子聚合物的交换动力学。nBTA在水中形成长的纳米纤维,而dBTA不会聚合,而是形成小的球形聚集体。两种BTA的共聚产生长的纳米纤维。在混合体系中,两种BTA单体在共聚物中的交换动力学显着减慢,从而导致共聚物更稳定,共聚物的形貌和光谱特征与nBTA均聚物相同。该共聚是苯乙烯/马来酸酐共聚的超分子对应物。