How Far Can We Push Polymer Architectures?

PatrickJ.M.Stals,†,#YuanchaoLi,‡,#JoannaBurdynśka,§,#RenaudNicolay,̈†,⊥AlperNese,§ Anja R. A. Palmans,† E. W. Meijer,†,* Krzysztof Matyjaszewski,§,* and Sergei S. Sheiko‡,* 

 
ABSTRACT: We here report the synthesis and character- ization of a complex polymeric architecture based on a block copolymer with a cylindrical brush block and a single-chain polymeric nanoparticle block folded due to strong intramolecular hydrogen-bonds. The self-assembly of these constructs on mica surfaces was studied with atomic force microscopy, corroborating the distinct presence of block copolymer architectures.