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  • Materials Science
  • Nanotechnology

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  • Aqueous emulsion polymerization typically produces spherical block copolymer nanoparticles.
  • Creating nonspherical, high-order nanostructures like 2D nanosheets at scale remains a significant challenge.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a method for synthesizing 2D core-shell nanosheets and their aggregates using combined PISA and CDSA.
  • To investigate the role of crystallizable blocks in forming hierarchical nanostructures.

Main Methods:

  • Synthesis of a hydroxyethyl methacrylate polycaprolactone (HPCL) macromonomer via ring-opening polymerization (ROP).
  • Aqueous reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) emulsion polymerization of HPCL using a grafting-through approach.
  • Combining PISA to form PDMA-b-PHPCL bottlebrush copolymers and CDSA for morphology development.

Main Results:

  • Successfully prepared 2D hexagonal nanosheets, bundle-shaped, and flower-like aggregates.
  • Demonstrated that the crystallizable PHPCL block is crucial for hierarchical structure formation.
  • Electron microscopy confirmed the morphology evolution and structure of the 2D nanoparticles.

Conclusions:

  • The combined PISA and CDSA approach is effective for producing 2D nanosheets and complex aggregates.
  • This method offers significant potential for the large-scale manufacturing of advanced 2D nanoassemblies.
  • Control over the crystallizable component is key to achieving desired hierarchical nanostructures.