Molecular weight fractionation by confinement of polymer in one-dimensional pillar[5]arene channels

Confinement of polymers in nano-spaces can induce unique molecular dynamics and properties. Here the authors show high mass fractionation by the confinement of single polymer chains of poly(ethylene oxide) in the one-dimensional channels of crystalline pillar[5]arene.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Tomoki Ogoshi, Ryuta Sueto, Masafumi Yagyu, Ryosuke Kojima, Takahiro Kakuta, Tada-aki Yamagishi, Kazuki Doitomi, Anil Kumar Tummanapelli, Hajime Hirao, Yoko Sakata, Shigehisa Akine, Motohiro Mizuno
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019-01-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-08372-1