Polymers Comprising Cholesterol: Synthesis, Self-Assembly, and Applications

Materials

Yuxiang Zhou²  Victoria A. Briand²  Nitin Sharma¹  Suk-kyun Ahn¹ 

[1] Polymer Program, The Institute of Material Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA;Chemistry Department, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA

关键词: cholesterol;    polymer;    liquid crystalline;    self-assembly;    biomaterials;    optoelectronics;   

DOI  :  10.3390/ma2020636

来源: mdpi

【 摘 要 】

This article reviews the current status of self-assembling liquid crystalline polymers comprising cholesterol. This article will focus on synthesis, structure-property relationships and strategies to direct ordering and packing of meso- and nanostructures of cholesterol polymers in the neat- or melt state and in solution. The applications of these self-assembled structures will be presented.

【 授权许可】

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