Issue 33, 2005

Effects of nanoconfinement on the morphology and reactivity of organic materials

Abstract

When organic materials are placed in environments which physically confine the materials at the nanometre scale, interfacial effects and confinement-induced loss of entropy can significantly alter materials’ properties such as the glass transition temperature as well as the nanoscale morphology as compared to a ‘free’ system. In block copolymers, nanoconfinement leads to a range of unusual self-organized nanoscale morphologies. In this article, attempts to induce nanoconfinement effects in new polymer systems as well as at interfaces will be highlighted and some possible future implications for organic synthesis and biology will be discussed.

Graphical abstract: Effects of nanoconfinement on the morphology and reactivity of organic materials

Article information

Article type
Feature Article
Submitted
24 Feb 2005
Accepted
13 Jun 2005
First published
19 Jul 2005

Chem. Commun., 2005, 4143-4148

Effects of nanoconfinement on the morphology and reactivity of organic materials

W. T. S. Huck, Chem. Commun., 2005, 4143 DOI: 10.1039/B502849N

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