@article{3025828,
    title = "Supramolecular triblock copolymers through the formation of hydrogen bonds: Synthesis, characterization, association effects in solvents of different polarity",
    author = "Bitsi, S.-L. and Droulia, M. and Pitsikalis, M.",
    journal = "Polym. Chem.",
    year = "2020",
    volume = "12",
    number = "2",
    publisher = "MDPI AG",
    doi = "10.3390/polym12020468",
    keywords = "Anionic polymerization;  Block copolymers;  Differential scanning calorimetry;  Dynamic light scattering;  Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy;  Self assembly;  Size exclusion chromatography;  Supramolecular chemistry;  Thermodynamic properties;  Thermogravimetric analysis, 1H NMR spectroscopy;  Differential thermogravimetry;  Dilute-solution viscometry;  End groups;  Hamiltons;  Hydroxyl groups;  Organic Chemistry;  Solution property, Hydrogen bonds",
    abstract = "Anionic polymerization techniques were employed for the synthesis of linear polystyrene (PS) and block copolymer of PS and polyisoprene (PI) PS-b-PI bearing end hydroxyl groups. Following suitable organic chemistry transformation, the -OH end groups were converted to moieties able to form complementary hydrogen bonds including 2,6-diaminopurine, Dap, thymine, Thy, and the so-called Hamilton receptor, Ham. The formation of hydrogen bonds was examined between the polymers PS-Dap and PS-b-PI-Thy, along with the polymers PS-Ham and PS-b-PI-Thy. The conditions under which supramolecular triblock copolymers are formed and the possibility to form aggregates were examined both in solution and in the solid state using a variety of techniques such as 1H-NMR spectroscopy, size exclusion chromatography (SEC), dilute solution viscometry, dynamic light scattering (DLS), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), differential thermogravimetry (DTG), and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). © 2020 by the authors."
}