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ArticleNature communications2024

Chaperone solvent-assisted assembly of polymers at the interface of two immiscible liquids.

Sai Zhao, Yongkang Jiang, Yuchen Fu, Wei Chen, Qinrong Zhang, Liulin He, Changxiong Huang, Yao Liu, Xiao Cheng Zeng, Yu Chai

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Article in Nature communications, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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  4. Dynamic Assembly of Microgels and Polymers at Non-Aqueous Liquid/Liquid Interfaces.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025
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10 authors.

Sai ZhaoDepartment of Physics, The City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong, 999077, China.
Yongkang JiangState Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China.
Yuchen FuDepartment of Physics, The City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong, 999077, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0070-9621
Wei ChenDepartment of Physics, The City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong, 999077, China.
Qinrong ZhangDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, The City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong, 999077, China.
Liulin HeDepartment of Physics, The City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong, 999077, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0006-7244-7655
Changxiong HuangDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, The City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong, 999077, China. chuang59@cityu.edu.hk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8925-0502
Yao LiuState Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China. liuyao@mail.buct.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6022-6106
Xiao Cheng ZengDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, The City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong, 999077, China. xzeng26@cityu.edu.hk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4672-8585
Yu ChaiDepartment of Physics, The City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong, 999077, China. yuchai@cityu.edu.hk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6085-4321

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 22003053Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province (Guangdong Natural Science Foundation) 2023A1515011457Research Grants Council, University Grants Committee (RGC, UGC) 21304421
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The assembly of polymers at liquid-liquid interfaces offers a promising strategy for fabricating two-dimensional polymer films. However, a significant challenge arises when the polymers lack inherent interfacial traction. In response, we introduce an approach termed chaperone solvent-assisted assembly. This approach utilizes a target polymer, X, along with three solvents: α, β, and γ. α and β are poor solvents for X and immiscible with each other, while γ is a good solvent for X and miscible with both α and β, thus serving as the chaperone solvent. The cross-interface diffusion of γ induces the assembly of interfacially nonactive X at the α-β interface, and this mechanism is verified through systematic in situ and ex situ studies. We show that chaperone solvent-assisted assembly is versatile and reliable for the interfacial assembly of polymers, including those that are interfacially nonactive. Several practical applications based on chaperone solvent-assisted assembly are also demonstrated.

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