Complex Macromolecular Architectures

The field of CMA (complex macromolecular architecture) stands at the cutting edge of materials science, and has been a locus of intense research activity in recent years. This book gives an extensive description of the synthesis, characterization, and self-assembly of recently-developed advanced architectural materials with a number of potential applications. The architectural polymers, including bio-conjugated hybrid polymers with poly(amino acid)s and gluco-polymers, star-branched and dendrimer-like hyperbranched polymers, cyclic polymers, dendrigraft polymers, rod-coil and helix-coil block copolymers, are introduced chapter by chapter in the book. In particular, the book also emphasizes the topic of synthetic breakthroughs by living/controlled polymerization since 2000. Furthermore, renowned authors contribute on special topics such as helical polyisocyanates, metallopolymers, stereospecific polymers, hydrogen-bonded supramolecular polymers, conjugated polymers, and polyrotaxanes, which have attracted considerable interest as novel polymer materials with potential future applications. In addition, recent advances in reactive blending achieved with well-defined end-functionalized polymers are discussed from an industrial point of view. Topics on polymer-based nanotechnologies, including self-assembled architectures and suprastructures, nano-structured materials and devices, nanofabrication, surface nanostructures, and their AFM imaging analysis of hetero-phased polymers are also included. Provides comprehensive coverage of recently developed advanced architectural materials Covers hot new areas such as: click chemistry; chain walking; polyhomologation; ADMET Edited by highly regarded scientists in the field Contains contributions from 26 leading experts from Europe, North America, and Asia Researchers in academia and industry specializing in polymer chemistry will find this book to be an ideal survey of the most recent advances in the area. The book is also suitable as supplementary reading for students enrolled in Polymer Synthetic Chemistry, Polymer Synthesis, Polymer Design, Advanced Polymer Chemistry, Soft Matter Science, and Materials Science courses. Color versions of selected figures can be found at wiley.com/go/hadjichristidis

The field of CMA (complex macromolecular architecture) stands at the cutting edge of materials science, and has been a locus of intense research activity in recent years. This book gives an extensive description of the synthesis, characterization, and self-assembly of recently-developed advanced architectural materials with a number of potential applications.The architectural polymers, including bio-conjugated hybrid polymers with poly(amino acid)s and gluco-polymers, star-branched and dendrimer-like hyperbranched polymers, cyclic polymers, dendrigraft polymers, rod-coil and helix-coil block copolymers, are introduced chapter by chapter in the book. In particular, the book also emphasizes the topic of synthetic breakthroughs by living/controlled polymerization since 2000.Furthermore, renowned authors contribute on special topics such as helical polyisocyanates, metallopolymers, stereospecific polymers, hydrogen-bonded supramolecular polymers, conjugated polymers, and polyrotaxanes, which have attracted considerable interest as novel polymer materials with potential future applications. In addition, recent advances in reactive blending achieved with well-defined end-functionalized polymers are discussed from an industrial point of view. Topics on polymer-based nanotechnologies, including self-assembled architectures and suprastructures, nano-structured materials and devices, nanofabrication, surface nanostructures, and their AFM imaging analysis of hetero-phased polymers are also included.* Provides comprehensive coverage of recently developed advanced architectural materials* Covers hot new areas such as: click chemistry; chain walking; polyhomologation; ADMET* Edited by highly regarded scientists in the field* Contains contributions from 26 leading experts from Europe, North America, and AsiaResearchers in academia and industry specializing in polymer chemistry will find this book to be an ideal survey of the most recent advances in the area. The book is also suitable as supplementary reading for students enrolled in Polymer Synthetic Chemistry, Polymer Synthesis, Polymer Design, Advanced Polymer Chemistry, Soft Matter Science, and Materials Science courses.Color versions of selected figures can be found at wiley.com/go/hadjichristidis

List of Contributors.Preface.About the Editors.PART ONE SYNTHESIS.1 Cyclic and Multicyclic Topological Polymers (TakuyaYamamoto and Yasuyuki Tezuka).2 Ultrarapid Approaches to Mild Macromolecular Conjugation(Andrew J. Inglis and Christopher Barner-Kowollik).3 Synthesis and Self-Assembly of Hydrogen-Bonded SupramolecularPolymers (Wolfgang H. Binder, Claudia Enders, Florian Herbst andKatharina Hackethal).4 Recent Synthetic Developments in Miktoarm Star Polymers withMore than Three Different Arms (Akira Hirao, Mayumi HayashiTomoya Higashihara and Nikos Hadjichristidis).5 Precise Synthesis of Dendrimer-Like Star-Branched Polymers, aNew Class of Well-Defined Hyperbranched Polymers (Hee-Soo Yooand Akira Hirao).6 Arborescent Polymers with a Mesoscopic Scale (Toufic NabilAridi and Mario Gauthier).7 Hyperbranched Glyco-Conjugated Polymers (Toshifumi Satohand Toyoji Kakuchi).8 Highly Branched Functional Polymer Architectures byClick-Chemistry Strategies (Mieke Lammens and Filip DuPrez).9 Living Alkene Polymerization for Polyolefin Architectures(Amelia M. Anderson-Wile, Joseph B. Edson and Geoffrey W.Coates).10 Precision Polyolefins (Erik B. Berda and Kenneth B.Wagener).11 Polyhomologation: The Living Polymerization of Ylides (JunLuo and Kenneth J. Shea).12 Phenylenevinylene Homopolymers and Block Copolymers viaRing-Opening Metathesis Polymerization (Chin-Yang Yu and MichaelL. Turner).13 Block Copolymers Containing Rod Segments (TomoyaHigashihara and Mitsuru Ueda).14 Synthesis of Well-Defined Poly(meth)acrylamides with VariedStereoregularity by Living Anionic Polymerization (TakashiIshizone).15 Complex Macromolecular Chimeras (Hermis Iatrou, MarinosPitsikalis, Georgios Sakellariouand Nikos Hadjichristidis).PART TWO CHARACTERIZATION AND SELF-ASSEMBLY.16 Self-Assembly and Applications of Polyferrocenylsilane BlockCopolymers (George R. Whittell, Jessica Gwyther, David A. Riderand Ian Manners).17 Functional Polymeric Nanostructures Prepared by Self-Assemblyand Beyond (Rachel K. O'Reilly).18 Morphologies of Block and Star-Branched Polymers with ThreeComponents (Hirokazu Hasegawa).19 Morphologies and Photophysical Properties of ConjugatedRod-Coil Block Copolymers (Chi-Ching Kuo, Cheng-Liang Liuand Wen-Chang Chen).20 Bulk Self-Assembly of Linear Hybrid Polypeptide-Based Diblockand Triblock Copolymers (Sebastien Lecommandoux).21 AFM Study of Comb (Co)Polymers with Complex ChainArchitecture (Michel Schappacher and Alain Deffieux).22 Tunable Thermoresponsive Polymers by Molecular Design(Richard Hoogenboom).23 Fluorine-Containing Block Copolymers: Synthesis andApplication as a Template for Nanocellular and Porous StructuresUsing Supercritical Carbon Dioxide (Hideaki Yokoyama and KenjiSugiyama).24 Architectural Polymers, Nanostructures, and HierarchicalStructures from Block Copolymers (Ian Wyman and GuojunLiu).25 Block Copolymer Nanostructured Thin Films for AdvancedPatterning (Michelle A. Chavis, Evan L. Schwartz and ChristopherK. Ober).26 Ring Polymers: Effective Isolation and Unique Properties(Haskell W. Beckham).Acknowledgments.References.Index.