Topology-transformable block copolymers based on a rotaxane structure: change in bulk properties with same composition

Hiroki Sato; Daisuke Aoki; Hironori Marubayashi; Satoshi Uchida; Hiromitsu Sogawa; Shuichi Nojima; Xiaobin Liang; Ken Nakajima; Teruaki Hayakawa; Toshikazu Takata

doi:10.1038/s41467-021-26249-0

Nature Communications (Oct 2021)

Topology-transformable block copolymers based on a rotaxane structure: change in bulk properties with same composition

Hiroki Sato,
Daisuke Aoki,
Hironori Marubayashi,
Satoshi Uchida,
Hiromitsu Sogawa,
Shuichi Nojima,
Xiaobin Liang,
Ken Nakajima,
Teruaki Hayakawa,
Toshikazu Takata

Affiliations

Hiroki Sato: Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Ookayama
Daisuke Aoki: Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Ookayama
Hironori Marubayashi: Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Ookayama
Satoshi Uchida: Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Ookayama
Hiromitsu Sogawa: Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Ookayama
Shuichi Nojima: Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Ookayama
Xiaobin Liang: Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Ookayama
Ken Nakajima: Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Ookayama
Teruaki Hayakawa: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Ookayama
Toshikazu Takata: Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Ookayama

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-26249-0
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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The topology of a polymer is normally a fixed property of the material, derived from the characteristic of the monomers and their linkages. Here the authors present a method to transform the topology of block copolymers containing rotaxane linkages via acetylation.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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