Development of self-assembled block copolymers
Self-assembled block copolymers (see the upper inset) can accommodate nanofillers in given polymeric domains resulting in an ordered spatial distribution of nanoparticles, induced by the self assembly of block copolymers and the preferential trapping on the nanofiller (see the left figure).
Ultra-thin films of block copolymers filled with various nanoparticles can be obtained from solution by spin-coating.
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