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AssigneeThe Regents of the University of California
InventorsDouglas L. Gin, Walter M. Fischer, David H. Gray, Ryan C. Smith
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A method for synthesizing composites with architectural control on the nanometer scale is described. A polymerizable lyotropic liquid-crystalline monomer is used to form an inverse hexagonal phase in the presence of a second polymer precursor solution. The monomer system acts as an organic template, providing the underlying matrix and order of the composite system. Polymerization of the template in the presence of an optional cross-linking agent with retention of the liquid-crystalline order is carried out followed by a second polymerization of the second polymer precursor within the channels of the polymer template to provide an ordered nanocomposite material.
An ordered nanocomposite of a matrix component and a filler component, said matrix comprising polymerized inverse hexagonal-forming lyotropic liquid-crystalline monomers and defining a hexagonally-packed array of tubular channels, said filler component being present in said tubular channels.
A method of forming an ordered nanocomposite comprising a matrix component of polymerized inverse hexagonal-forming lyotropic liquid-crystalline monomers and having hexagonally-packed tubular channels, said method comprising:
A matrix having an ordered array of hexagonally spaced tubular channels formed by the polymerization of inverse hexagonal phase-forming monomers, said channels having a diameter of from about 2 to about 6 nanometers.
An inverse hexagonal phase-forming lyotropic liquid-crystalline compound having the formula:
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