Polymers Comprising Cholesterol: Synthesis, Self-Assembly, and Applications

Abstract

This article reviews the current status of self-assembling liquid crystalline polymers comprising cholesterol. This article will focus on synthesis, structure-property relationships and strategies to direct ordering and packing of meso- and nanostructures of cholesterol polymers in the neat- or melt state and in solution. The applications of these self-assembled structures will be presented.

Keywords

• cholesterol
• polymer
• liquid crystalline
• self-assembly
• biomaterials
• optoelectronics