Design, Synthesis, and Self‐Assembly of Janus Bottlebrush Polymers

• Published in: Macromolecular rapid communications. Vol. 41; no. 20; pp. e2000357 - n/a
• Main Authors: Chen, Kerui, Hu, Xin, Zhu, Ning, Guo, Kai
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Weinheim Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.10.2020
• Subjects: Assembly; bottlebrush polymers; Janus; Polymer chemistry; Polymers; ring‐opening metathesis polymerization; self‐assembly
• ISSN: 1022-1336; 1521-3927; 1521-3927
• DOI: 10.1002/marc.202000357

Janus bottlebrush polymers are a class of special molecular brushes, which have two immiscible side chains on the repeating unit of the backbone. The characteristic architectures of Janus bottlebrush polymers enable unique self‐assembly properties and broad applications. Recently, remarkable advances of Janus bottlebrush polymers have been achieved for polymer chemistry and material science. This review summarizes the synthetic strategies of Janus bottlebrush polymers, and highlights the self‐assembly applications. Finally, the challenges and opportunities are proposed for the further development. Janus bottlebrush polymers are a class of special molecular brushes, which have two immiscible side chains on the repeating unit of the backbone. The characteristic architectures of Janus bottlebrush polymers enable unique self‐assembly properties and broad applications. This review focuses on recent progress, challenges, and opportunities in design, synthesis, and self‐assembly of Janus bottlebrush polymers.