Critical Review
Engineering the Morphologies of Block Copolymer Particles from the Confined Self-assembly within Emulsion Droplets†
Dengwen Hu,
Xiaohua Chang,
Yutian Zhu,
Dengwen Hu
College of Material, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Organosilicon Chemistry and Material Technology, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Organosilicon Material Technology, Hangzhou Normal University, Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 311121 China
Search for more papers by this authorXiaohua Chang
College of Material, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Organosilicon Chemistry and Material Technology, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Organosilicon Material Technology, Hangzhou Normal University, Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 311121 China
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Yutian Zhu
College of Material, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Organosilicon Chemistry and Material Technology, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Organosilicon Material Technology, Hangzhou Normal University, Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 311121 China
E-mail: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorDengwen Hu,
Xiaohua Chang,
Yutian Zhu,
Dengwen Hu
College of Material, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Organosilicon Chemistry and Material Technology, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Organosilicon Material Technology, Hangzhou Normal University, Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 311121 China
Search for more papers by this authorXiaohua Chang
College of Material, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Organosilicon Chemistry and Material Technology, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Organosilicon Material Technology, Hangzhou Normal University, Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 311121 China
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Yutian Zhu
College of Material, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Organosilicon Chemistry and Material Technology, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Organosilicon Material Technology, Hangzhou Normal University, Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 311121 China
E-mail: [email protected]Search for more papers by this author† Dedicated to the Special Issue of Emerging Investigators in 2022.
Comprehensive Summary
Block copolymers (BCPs) can automatically assemble into various regulated nanoparticles when they are confined within the emulsion droplet because of the structural frustration of polymer chains and the soft template effect of the oil/water interface. In the past few years, great efforts have been made to regulate the morphologies of the resulting BCP particles. In this review article, various strategies for tuning oil/water interfacial properties to engineer the as-formed BCP particles were summarized. Then, the comprehensive scenarios of the applications of the resulting BCP particles were discussed. Finally, the future tendency and challenge of the self-assembly of BCPs confined in emulsion droplet were suggested.
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