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ArticleNature communications2019

Solvent-non-solvent rapid-injection for preparing nanostructured materials from micelles to hydrogels.

Chao Lang, Jacob A LaNasa, Nyalaliska Utomo, Yifan Xu, Melissa J Nelson, Woochul Song, Michael A Hickner, Ralph H Colby, Manish Kumar, Robert J Hickey

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Article in Nature communications, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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10 authors.

Chao LangDepartment of Materials Science & Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8212-4450
Jacob A LaNasaDepartment of Materials Science & Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802, USA.
Nyalaliska UtomoDepartment of Materials Science & Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8855-6297
Yifan XuDepartment of Materials Science & Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802, USA.
Melissa J NelsonDepartment of Materials Science & Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802, USA.
Woochul SongDepartment of Chemical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802, USA.
Michael A HicknerDepartment of Materials Science & Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2252-7626
Ralph H ColbyDepartment of Materials Science & Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802, USA.
Manish KumarDepartment of Chemical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802, USA. manish.kumar@psu.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5545-3793
Robert J HickeyDepartment of Materials Science & Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802, USA. rjh64@psu.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6808-7411

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Due to their distinctive molecular architecture, ABA triblock copolymers will undergo specific self-assembly processes into various nanostructures upon introduction into a B-block selective solvent. Although much of the focus in ABA triblock copolymer self-assembly has been on equilibrium nanostructures, little attention has been paid to the guiding principles of nanostructure formation during non-equilibrium processing conditions. Here we report a universal and quantitative method for fabricating and controlling ABA triblock copolymer hierarchical structures using solvent-non-solvent rapid-injection processing. Plasmonic nanocomposite hydrogels containing gold nanoparticles and hierarchically-ordered hydrogels exhibiting structural color can be assembled within one minute using this rapid-injection technique. Surprisingly, the rapid-injection hydrogels display superior mechanical properties compared with those of conventional ABA hydrogels. This work will allow for translation into technologically relevant areas such as drug delivery, tissue engineering, regenerative medicine, and soft robotics, in which structure and mechanical property precision are essential.

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