Simulation-assisted self-assembly of multicomponent polymers into hierarchical assemblies with varied morphologies

Chunhua Cai; Yongliang Li; Jiaping Lin; Liquan Wang; Shaoliang Lin; Xiao-Song Wang; Tao Jiang

doi:10.1002/anie.201210024

Simulation-assisted self-assembly of multicomponent polymers into hierarchical assemblies with varied morphologies

Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2013 Jul 22;52(30):7732-6. doi: 10.1002/anie.201210024. Epub 2013 Jun 17.

Authors

Chunhua Cai¹, Yongliang Li, Jiaping Lin, Liquan Wang, Shaoliang Lin, Xiao-Song Wang, Tao Jiang

Affiliation

¹ Shanghai Key Laboratory of Advanced Polymeric Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China.

PMID: 23775798
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201210024

Abstract

As you like it: The synthesis of supramolecular hierarchical nanostructures with designed morphologies has been realized through computer-simulation-guided multicomponent assembly of polypeptide-based block copolymers and homopolymers. By adjusting the attraction between hydrophobic polypeptide rods, as well as other parameters such as the molar ratio of copolymers and the rigidity of polymers, a variety of morphologies were obtained.

Keywords: block copolymers; hierarchical assembly; homopolymers; polypeptides.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Computer Simulation*
Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions
Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
Nanostructures / chemistry*
Peptide Fragments / chemistry*
Peptide Fragments / metabolism
Polymers / chemistry*
Polymers / metabolism
Spectrophotometry, Atomic

Substances

Peptide Fragments
Polymers