Nanorod engineering by reinforcing hexagonally self-assembled PS-b-P4VP(DDP) with PPE.

van Zoelen, Wendy; van Ekenstein, Gert Alberda; Polushkin, Evgeny; Ikkala, Olli; Ten Brinke, Gerrit · Soft Matter · 2005

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

Nanorods consisting of a polystyrene core and a poly(4-vinylpyridine) shell produced the self-assembly route of comb-shaped supramolecules exhibit very poor mechanical properties. Adding a sufficient amount of poly(2,6-dimethyl-1,4-diphenyl oxide) introduces entanglements to the PS-core resulting in nanorods with much better properties, which can be used as templates for transition metal oxide tubes.