Metallo-Supramolecular Block Copolymers

Fustin, Charles-Andre; Guillet, Pierre; Schubert, Ulrich S.; Gohy, Jean-Francois

Abstract:

Supramolecular copolymers have become of increasing interest in recent years for the search of new materials with tunable properties. In particular, metallo-supramolecular block copolymers—copolymers in which the blocks are linked together by a metal–ligand complex—have seen important progresses, allowing better control over the synthetic strategies for various architectures, and providing a better understanding of the parameters governing their self-assembly. We review here recent developments on the synthesis and self-assembly of such materials achieved in this field.

Year:

2007

Type of Publication:

Article

Journal:

Advanced Materials

Volume:

19

Pages:

1665 - 1673