Issue 18, 2009
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Soft Matter

Connecting micelles by metallo-supramolecular interactions: towards stimuli responsive hierarchical materials†

Pierre Guillet,a   Clément Mugemana,a   Florian J. Stadler,b   Ulrich S. Schubert,c   Charles-André Fustin,*a   Christian Bailly*b  and  Jean-François Gohy*ac  

* Corresponding authors

a Unité de Chimie des Matériaux Inorganiques et Organiques (CMAT), Université catholique de Louvain (UCL), Place Pasteur 1, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
E-mail: jean-francois.gohy@uclouvain.be

b Unité de Physique de et de Chimie des Hauts Polymères (POLY) Université catholique de Louvain (UCL), Place Croix du Sud 1, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium

c Laboratory of Macromolecular Chemistry and Nanoscience, Eindhoven University of Technology and Dutch Polymer Institute (DPI), PO Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands

Abstract

A novel strategy to link block copolymer micelles via metal–ligand interactions, leading to hierarchical supramolecular networks is presented. The mechanical properties of the obtained materials can be tuned easily by the choice of the metal ions used. The strong networks exhibit a chemical and mechanical stimuli responsive behavior, with almost instantaneous recovery in the latter case.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/B910325B
Article type
Communication
Submitted
26 May 2009
Accepted
30 Jun 2009
First published
10 Jul 2009

Soft Matter, 2009,5, 3409-3411

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Connecting micelles by metallo-supramolecular interactions: towards stimuli responsive hierarchical materials

P. Guillet, C. Mugemana, F. J. Stadler, U. S. Schubert, C. Fustin, C. Bailly and J. Gohy, Soft Matter, 2009, 5, 3409 DOI: 10.1039/B910325B

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