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PROGRESS IN POLYMER SCIENCE
Volume 37, Issue 10, Pages 1350-1400Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2012.05.002
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Block copolymer; Self-assembly; Crystallization
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [20974099, 20674073, 20374046]
- Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education [20090101110054]
- New Century Supporting Program for the Talents by Ministry of Education of China
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The self-assembly of block copolymers (BCPs) in the presence of crystallization as the second driving force is reviewed, for BCPs in the bulk, thin films, single crystals and micelles. The crystallization of semicrystalline BCPs in the bulk is introduced briefly and the unique morphologies of semicrystalline BCPs at various levels due to crystallization are discussed. The thin film morphologies shown by crystalline BCPs are summarized in terms of the factors affecting the relative strengths of various driving forces. Special attention is paid to the thin film morphologies of functional BCPs containing crystalline poly(3-alkylthiophene) and perylene bisimide units. The single crystal morphologies of semicrystalline BCPs are also presented. Finally, the micellar morphologies of BCPs with a semicrystalline core are reviewed. The controlled and living growth of crystalline micelles, which is the unique characteristic of such micelle, is then discussed. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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