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24:556–560
Valkama S, Ruotsalainen T, Kosonen H, Ruokolainen J, Torkkeli M, Serimaa R, ten Brinke G,
Ikkala O (2003b) Amphiphiles coordinated to block copolymers as a template for mesoporous
materials. Macromolecules 36:3986–3991
Valkama S, Kosonen H, Ruokolainen J, Haatainen T, Torkkeli M, Serimaa R, ten Brinke G,
Ikkala O (2004) Self-assembled polymeric solid films with temperature-induced large and
reversible photonic-bandgap switching. Nat Mater 3:872–876
Valkama S, Ruotsalainen T, Nykänen A, Laiho A, Kosonen H, ten Brinke G, Ikkala O,
Ruokolainen J (2006) Self-assembled structures in diblock copolymers with hydrogen-bonded
amphiphilic plasticizing compounds. Macromolecules 39:9327–9336
Verploegen E, McAfee LC, Tian L, Verploegen D, Hammond PT (2007) Observation of transverse
cylinder morphology in side chain liquid crystalline block copolymers. Macromolecules
40:777–780
Walther M, Finkelmann H (1996) Structure formation of liquid crystalline block copolymers. Prog
Polym Sci 21:951–979
Wan X, Tu YF, Zhang D, Zhou QF (1998) “Living” free radical synthesis of novel rodcoil diblock
copolymers with polystyrene and mesogen-jacketed liquid crystal polymer segments. Chin J
Polym Sci 16:377–380
Wang XJ, Zhou QF (2004) Liquid crystalline polymers. World Scientific Publishing Co. Inc.
Wang H, Wang HH, Urban VS, Littrell KC, Thiyagarajan P, Yu L (2000) Syntheses of amphiphilic
diblock copolymers containing a conjugated block and their self-assembling properties. J Am
Chem Soc 122:6855–6861
Wang H, You W, Jiang P, Yu L, Wang HH (2004) Supramolecular self-assembly of conjugated
diblock copolymers. Chem A Eur J 10:986–993
Wang XZ, Zhang HL, Mao S, Wang XY, Zhou QF (2005) Synthesis of a novel liquid crystal
rod-coil star block copolymer cnsisting of poly(methyl methacrylate) and poly{2,5-bis
[(4-methoxy-phenyl)oxycarbonyl] styrene} via atom transfer radical polymerization. J Polym
Sci Part A: Polym Chem 43:733–741
Williams DRM, Fredrickson GH (1992) Cylindrical micelles in rigid-flexible diblock copolymers.
Macromolecules 25:3561–3568
Winey KI, Thomas EL, Fetters LJ (1991) Swelling a lamellar diblock copolymer with homopolymer: influences of homopolymer concentration and molecular weight. Macromolecules
24:6182–6188
Winey KI, Thomas EL, Fetters LJ (1992a) Isothermal morphology diagrams for binary blends of
diblock copolymer and homopolymer. Macromolecules 25:2645–2650
Winey KI, Thomas EL, Fetters LJ (1992b) The ordered bicontinuous double-diamond morphology
in diblock copolymer/homopolymer blends. Macromolecules 25:422–428
Winey KI, Patel SS, Larson RG, Watanabe H (1993a) Interdependence of shear deformations and
block copolymer morphology. Macromolecules 26:2542–2549
Winey KI, Patel SS, Larson RG, Watanabe H (1993b) Morphology of a lamellar diblock copolymer
aligned perpendicular to the sample plane: transmission electron microscopy and small-angle
X-ray scattering. Macromolecules 26:4373–4375
Yi Y, Fan XH, Wan XH, Li L, Zhao N, Chen XF, Xu J, Zhou QF (2004) ABA type triblock
copolymer based on mesogen-jacketed liquid crystalline polymer: Design, synthesis, and
potential as thermoplastic elastomer. Macromolecues 37:7610–7618
Yu H (2014) Photoresponsive liquid crystalline block copolymers: from photonics to nanotechnology. Prog Polym Sci 39:781–815
Zhang D, Liu YX, Wan XH, Zhou QF (1999) Synthesis and characterization of a new series of
“mesogen-jacketed liquid crystal polymers” based on the newly synthesized vinylterephthalic
acid. Macromolecules 32:5183–5185
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215
Brinke G, Leskelä M, Ikkala O (2003a) Multicomb polymeric supramolecules and their selforganization: combination of coordination and ionic interactions. Macromol Rapid Comm
24:556–560
Valkama S, Ruotsalainen T, Kosonen H, Ruokolainen J, Torkkeli M, Serimaa R, ten Brinke G,
Ikkala O (2003b) Amphiphiles coordinated to block copolymers as a template for mesoporous
materials. Macromolecules 36:3986–3991
Valkama S, Kosonen H, Ruokolainen J, Haatainen T, Torkkeli M, Serimaa R, ten Brinke G,
Ikkala O (2004) Self-assembled polymeric solid films with temperature-induced large and
reversible photonic-bandgap switching. Nat Mater 3:872–876
Valkama S, Ruotsalainen T, Nykänen A, Laiho A, Kosonen H, ten Brinke G, Ikkala O,
Ruokolainen J (2006) Self-assembled structures in diblock copolymers with hydrogen-bonded
amphiphilic plasticizing compounds. Macromolecules 39:9327–9336
Verploegen E, McAfee LC, Tian L, Verploegen D, Hammond PT (2007) Observation of transverse
cylinder morphology in side chain liquid crystalline block copolymers. Macromolecules
40:777–780
Walther M, Finkelmann H (1996) Structure formation of liquid crystalline block copolymers. Prog
Polym Sci 21:951–979
Wan X, Tu YF, Zhang D, Zhou QF (1998) “Living” free radical synthesis of novel rodcoil diblock
copolymers with polystyrene and mesogen-jacketed liquid crystal polymer segments. Chin J
Polym Sci 16:377–380
Wang XJ, Zhou QF (2004) Liquid crystalline polymers. World Scientific Publishing Co. Inc.
Wang H, Wang HH, Urban VS, Littrell KC, Thiyagarajan P, Yu L (2000) Syntheses of amphiphilic
diblock copolymers containing a conjugated block and their self-assembling properties. J Am
Chem Soc 122:6855–6861
Wang H, You W, Jiang P, Yu L, Wang HH (2004) Supramolecular self-assembly of conjugated
diblock copolymers. Chem A Eur J 10:986–993
Wang XZ, Zhang HL, Mao S, Wang XY, Zhou QF (2005) Synthesis of a novel liquid crystal
rod-coil star block copolymer cnsisting of poly(methyl methacrylate) and poly{2,5-bis
[(4-methoxy-phenyl)oxycarbonyl] styrene} via atom transfer radical polymerization. J Polym
Sci Part A: Polym Chem 43:733–741
Williams DRM, Fredrickson GH (1992) Cylindrical micelles in rigid-flexible diblock copolymers.
Macromolecules 25:3561–3568
Winey KI, Thomas EL, Fetters LJ (1991) Swelling a lamellar diblock copolymer with homopolymer: influences of homopolymer concentration and molecular weight. Macromolecules
24:6182–6188
Winey KI, Thomas EL, Fetters LJ (1992a) Isothermal morphology diagrams for binary blends of
diblock copolymer and homopolymer. Macromolecules 25:2645–2650
Winey KI, Thomas EL, Fetters LJ (1992b) The ordered bicontinuous double-diamond morphology
in diblock copolymer/homopolymer blends. Macromolecules 25:422–428
Winey KI, Patel SS, Larson RG, Watanabe H (1993a) Interdependence of shear deformations and
block copolymer morphology. Macromolecules 26:2542–2549
Winey KI, Patel SS, Larson RG, Watanabe H (1993b) Morphology of a lamellar diblock copolymer
aligned perpendicular to the sample plane: transmission electron microscopy and small-angle
X-ray scattering. Macromolecules 26:4373–4375
Yi Y, Fan XH, Wan XH, Li L, Zhao N, Chen XF, Xu J, Zhou QF (2004) ABA type triblock
copolymer based on mesogen-jacketed liquid crystalline polymer: Design, synthesis, and
potential as thermoplastic elastomer. Macromolecues 37:7610–7618
Yu H (2014) Photoresponsive liquid crystalline block copolymers: from photonics to nanotechnology. Prog Polym Sci 39:781–815
Zhang D, Liu YX, Wan XH, Zhou QF (1999) Synthesis and characterization of a new series of
“mesogen-jacketed liquid crystal polymers” based on the newly synthesized vinylterephthalic
acid. Macromolecules 32:5183–5185
7 Structure and Assembly of Liquid Crystalline Block Copolymers
215