Confinement Assembly

The self-assembly of block copolymers in confining spaces has emerged as a powerful tool to create multicompartment microparticles. In case of 3D confinement, the block copolymer dries inside of emulsion droplets leaving behind solid microparticles with inner structure according to the combined effect of microphase separation and curvature. We study the confinement-assembly of special polymer architectures and polymer chemistries, e.g., ABC triblock terpolymers, polymer brushes, miktoarm stars, biodegradable or crystalline polymers. ABC triblock terpolymers further give access to new Janus nanoparticle shapes including nanorings, cups, and perforated discs.