The paper is published in the journal Macromolecules. This advance represents a pioneering achievement in both asymmetric chemistry and polymer chemistry. Polyisocyanides are polymers ...

Template-based methods utilize pre-formed nanostructures, such as mesoporous silica or polymer nanoparticles, as templates for the confinement and self-assembly of liquid crystal molecules. The liquid ...

More information: Azzaya Khasbaatar et al, Lyotropic Liquid Crystal Mediated Assembly of Donor Polymers Enhances Efficiency and Stability of Blade‐Coated Organic Solar Cells, Advanced Materials ...

This work is being done in collaboration with Professor Doug Gin. Liquid crystals can be organized to form films with a nanostructured polymer network. These structures can be cross-linked to produce ...

More information: Azzaya Khasbaatar et al, Lyotropic Liquid Crystal Mediated Assembly of Donor Polymers Enhances Efficiency and Stability of Blade‐Coated Organic Solar Cells, Advanced Materials ...

The development of advanced instrumentation and analytical methods for x-ray and neutron scattering, specifically tailored for liquid crystal and polymer studies, plays a major part in the group's ...

Elastin-like polypeptides (ELPs) typically undergo liquid ... crystal growth of three-dimensional covalent organic frameworks by in situ dark-field optical microscopy. The development of polymer ...