Syntheses of triblock bottlebrush polymers through sequential ROMPs: Expanding the functionalities of molecular brushes (original) (raw)

Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry

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Functional bottlebrush polymers, or molecular brushes, have garnered increasing research interest over the past decade due to their distinctive physiochemical traits and capacity for supramolecular assembly, with applications in fields such as lithography, nanomedicine, and photonics. While various synthesis strategies exist, the 'grafting-through' technique has emerged as the most effective for creating well-defined bottlebrush polymers, allowing for enhanced grafting efficiency and tunability of chemical compositions. This study focuses on synthesizing triblock bottlebrush copolymers through sequential ring-opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP) of functionalized norborneneterminated macromonomers (NB-MMs), leading to amphiphilic structures ideal for applications in drug delivery and nanomaterials.