Pore-Functionalized Nanoporous Materials Derived from Block Copolymers

• Published in: Macromolecular rapid communications. Vol. 34; no. 12; pp. 962 - 982
• Main Authors: Gamys, Cé Guinto, Schumers, Jean-Marc, Mugemana, Clément, Fustin, Charles-André, Gohy, Jean-François
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Weinheim WILEY-VCH Verlag 25.06.2013; WILEY‐VCH Verlag; Wiley; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Applied sciences; Block copolymers; Chemical modifications; Chemical reactions; Chemical reactions and properties; Copolymers; Exact sciences and technology; functional groups; Microprocessors; Nanocomposites; Nanomaterials; Nanopores - ultrastructure; nanoporous materials; Nanostructure; Organic polymers; Physicochemistry of polymers; Polymers - chemical synthesis; Polymers - chemistry; Porosity; Self assembly; Strategy; Surface Properties; thin films; Walls; block copolymers; self-assembly; State of the art; Diblock copolymer; Polymer; Nanoporous materials; functional groups; Manufacturing; Thin film; thin films
• ISSN: 1022-1336; 1521-3927; 1521-3927
• DOI: 10.1002/marc.201300214

This review deals with nanoporous materials made from the self‐assembly of block copolymers with a special interest in the chemical functions covering the surface of their nanopores. A detailed overview of the existing methods and strategies to generate well‐defined organic functional groups covering the surface of the pore walls is provided. This further enables to finely tune the affinity of the pore walls and to perform well‐defined chemical reactions onto them, which is essential for further dedicated applications. The different strategies to prepare nanoporous materials with well‐defined chemical functionalities at the pore walls from block copolymers are discussed in this Feature Article.