Nature Communications (Sep 2020)

Straightforward preparation of supramolecular Janus nanorods by hydrogen bonding of end-functionalized polymers

  • Shuaiyuan Han,
  • Sandrine Pensec,
  • Dijwar Yilmaz,
  • Cédric Lorthioir,
  • Jacques Jestin,
  • Jean-Michel Guigner,
  • Frédérick Niepceron,
  • Jutta Rieger,
  • François Stoffelbach,
  • Erwan Nicol,
  • Olivier Colombani,
  • Laurent Bouteiller

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-18587-2
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 6

Abstract

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Janus cylinders are useful as building blocks for advanced functional materials but challenging to prepare. Here, the authors describe a robust strategy to form micrometer long Janus nanorods by self-assembly in water of end-functionalized polymers.