1D vs. 2D shape selectivity in the crystallization-driven self-assembly of polylactide block copolymers.

ABSTRACT: 2D materials such as graphene, LAPONITE® clays or molybdenum disulfide nanosheets are of extremely high interest to the materials community as a result of their high surface area and controllable surface properties. While several methods to access 2D inorganic materials are known, the investigation of 2D organic nanomaterials is less well developed on account of the lack of ready synthetic accessibility. Crystallization-driven self-assembly (CDSA) has become a powerful method to access a wide range of complex but precisely-defined nanostructures. The preparation of 2D structures, however, particularly those aimed towards biomedical applications, is limited, with few offering biocompatible and biodegradable characteristics as well as control over self-assembly in two dimensions. Herein, in

SUBMITTER: Inam M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5635812 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature