Polymer self-assembly represents a promising strategy to fabricate nanostructures with great potential for biomimetic applications. Nevertheless, the precise and controllable construction of cell-like multicompartment architectures still remains a challenge. Herein, we propose a facile, high-efficiency strategy to construct multicompartment vesicles via self-assembly of amphiphilic block copolymers bearing cyanoethenylene moieties. The copolymers initially self-assemble into uniform spherical vesicles, which were transformed into multicompartment nanostructures driven by modulation of osmotic pressure during solvent switching process. Furthermore, ultraviolet (UV) irradiation induces intermolecular [2+2] cycloaddition of cyanoethenylene groups, which further promotes polymer chain rearrangement and intensified microphase separation. Consequently, the initial large compound vesicles evolve into monodisperse spherical multicompartment nanospheres equipped with discrete internal cavities. The findings in this study offer a versatile platform for the rational design and fabrication of biomimetic multicompartment nanosystems.
The well-defined nanoconfined spaces of cyclodextrin-based bimolecular tubes (CBBTs) make them excellent nanocontainers for directing molecular assembly and polymerization. In this study, we designed and synthesized a novel CBBT with two regular nanochannels. Employed to pre-assemble aniline monomers via host–guest int...
Min-Cong Deng, Xu-Ze Hu, Yi-Bing Liu et al.· Molecules· 0 citations
The design of advanced photonic materials with integrated stimuli-responsive properties remains coveted yet challenging. Herein, we demonstrate that chiral supramolecular assembly of triphenylamine[3]arenes (TPA[3]s) offers an efficient and modular solution to address this challenge. Despite intrinsically nonplanar and...
The rational construction of polymer nanostructures with tunable architectures and integrated functions has become a central pursuit in contemporary materials science. Owing to their soft nature and environmental responsiveness, polymer nanoparticles can undergo dynamic morphological evolution under external regulati...
Wormlike micelles are elongated, flexible supramolecular assemblies whose dynamic structure and anisotropic morphology have attracted considerable interest as functional soft materials. The self-assembly of amphiphilic molecules into anisotropic supramolecular nanostructures is governed by a delicate balance between hy...
Emina Debogović, Gaël De Leener, M. Stuart et al.· Langmuir· 0 citations
Sulfur-containing polymers are promising materials characterized by notable thermal, mechanical, optical, and recyclable properties, but synthesizing them as two-dimensional (2D) nanomaterials remains a significant challenge. Here, we introduce a mild interfacial polymerization (IP) strategy that enables the facile f...
Pan-Pan Zhang, Yi-Fan Wu, Xi Chen et al.· Macromolecules· 0 citations
Polymerization of monomers confined within hydrated polymer networks represents a promising strategy for engineering multifunctional, bioinspired interfaces. However, the role of the hydrogel environment in directing polymer growth and the resulting physicochemical properties remains poorly understood. Here, we demon...
Agata Smułka, M. Sawczak, L. Gawel et al.· Langmuir· 0 citations
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