Restructuring polymers via nanoconfinement and subsequent release

• Alan E. Tonelli

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2012, 8, 1318–1332, doi:10.3762/bjoc.8.151

• ; inclusion compounds; nanoconfinement; organization; polymers; properties; release; urea; Introduction The behaviors and properties of polymer materials are closely related to the organizations, structures, and morphologies of their constituent chains, which can be significantly altered during their

• ][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45][46][47][48][49][50][51][52][53][54][55][56][57][58][59][60][61][62][63][64][65][66]. Here, by way of several examples, we attempt to demonstrate the restructuring of polymers by nanoconfinement and subsequent release

• demonstrate the utility of restructuring polymers, through nanoconfinement in and subsequent release/coalescence from their noncovalently bonded inclusion compounds, for the reorganization of their resulting bulk samples, thereby improving their properties. Because c-polymers remain reorganized despite long