Polymers offer a rich palate to be decorated with functional units in order to take advantage of function, in addition to various morphologies and nanopatterns that are obtained by self-assembly of block copolymers. However, introducing functionality can alter the supramolecular interactions leading to unpredictable morphologies. Our group is interested in introducing non-traditional cationic and semiconducting moieties to block copolymers in order to control and to take advantage of the properties resulting from microphase segregated structures. With these systems, we are studying the weak interactions that can be used to exploit the self-assembly and nanostructures of a new class of block copolymers containing a cationic block. The latest results will be discussed in this presentation.

Controlling the self-assembly of polyelectrolyte block copolymers

248th National Meeting (2014)

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