What is Block Copolymer Lithography? Block copolymer lithography is a nanofabrication technique that utilizes the self-assembly properties of block copolymers to create ordered nanostructures. Block ...

Block copolymer membranes and nanoporous structures represent a rapidly evolving area in materials science, combining the inherent self-assembly properties of block copolymers with innovative ...

With blazing speed and seemingly limitless digital memory, the personal computers of the early 1990s rocketed past those that ranked as state-of-the-art just a couple of years earlier. Within a few ...

(Nanowerk News) Miniaturization is one of the fundamental qualities of modern electronics and is largely responsible for the incredible increments in performance witnessed over the past decades. To ...

The development hinged on chemical engineering and materials science professor Kechun Zhang and postdoctoral associate Mingyong Xiong first designing a biosynthetic route to make the six-membered ring ...

All matter consists of one or more phases -- regions of space with uniform structure and physical properties. The common phases of H2O (solid, liquid and gas), also known as ice, water and steam, are ...

The amphiphilic nature of Pluronics enables them to self-assemble in aqueous solutions, forming core-shell micelles. This property is particularly valuable in drug delivery systems, where Pluronics ...

The design of block copolymers that self-assemble into various shapes has proved an attractive approach for nanoscale periodic patterning that can cover large areas. However, various approaches that ...

The advantages of cyclic block copolymers (CBCs) over other optical-grade plastics as well as the material’s benefits in an array of medical applications were outlined during a presentation at the ...