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Topology-transformable block copolymers based on a rotaxane structure: change in bulk properties with same composition

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  • Hiroki Sato

    (Tokyo Institute of Technology, Ookayama)

  • Daisuke Aoki

    (Tokyo Institute of Technology, Ookayama)

  • Hironori Marubayashi

    (Tokyo Institute of Technology, Ookayama)

  • Satoshi Uchida

    (Tokyo Institute of Technology, Ookayama)

  • Hiromitsu Sogawa

    (Tokyo Institute of Technology, Ookayama)

  • Shuichi Nojima

    (Tokyo Institute of Technology, Ookayama)

  • Xiaobin Liang

    (Tokyo Institute of Technology, Ookayama)

  • Ken Nakajima

    (Tokyo Institute of Technology, Ookayama)

  • Teruaki Hayakawa

    (Tokyo Institute of Technology, Ookayama)

  • Toshikazu Takata

    (Tokyo Institute of Technology, Ookayama
    JST-CREST, Ookayama
    Hiroshima University, Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima)

Abstract

The topology of polymers affects their characteristic features, i.e., their microscopic structure and macroscopic properties. However, the topology of a polymer is usually fixed during the construction of the polymer chain and cannot be transformed after its determination during the synthesis. In this study, topology-transformable block copolymers that are connected via rotaxane linkages are introduced. We will present systems in which the topology transformation of block copolymers changes their 1) microphase-separated structures and 2) macroscopic mechanical properties. The combination of a rotaxane structure at the junction point and block copolymers that spontaneously form microphase-separated structures in the bulk provides access to systems that cannot be attained using conventional covalent bonds.

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  • Hiroki Sato & Daisuke Aoki & Hironori Marubayashi & Satoshi Uchida & Hiromitsu Sogawa & Shuichi Nojima & Xiaobin Liang & Ken Nakajima & Teruaki Hayakawa & Toshikazu Takata, 2021. "Topology-transformable block copolymers based on a rotaxane structure: change in bulk properties with same composition," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 12(1), pages 1-8, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:12:y:2021:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-021-26249-0
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-26249-0
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