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      Block Copolymers: Synthesis, Self-Assembly, and Applications

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          Research on block copolymers (BCPs) has played a critical role in the development of polymer chemistry, with numerous pivotal contributions that have advanced our ability to prepare, characterize, theoretically model, and technologically exploit this class of materials in a myriad of ways in the fields of chemistry, physics, material sciences, and biological and medical sciences. The breathtaking progress has been driven by the advancement in experimental techniques enabling the synthesis and characterization of a wide range of block copolymers with tailored composition, architectures, and properties. In this review, we briefly discussed the recent progress in BCP synthesis, followed by a discussion of the fundamentals of self-assembly of BCPs along with their applications.

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                Journal
                POLYCK
                Polymers
                Polymers
                MDPI AG
                2073-4360
                December 2017
                October 09 2017
                : 9
                : 12
                : 494
                Article
                10.3390/polym9100494
                9ff06b91-dfe9-41e3-b68a-3bc6bf17f3d8
                © 2017

                https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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