Hierarchical Self-Assembly of Poly(d-glucose carbonate) Amphiphilic Block Copolymers in Mixed Solvents

We report the fibril formation of poly(d-glucose carbonate) (PGC)-based amphiphilic diblock copolymers using solution assembly. Unlike conventional cylindrical micelles constructed from amphiphilic block copolymers (BCPs) with coil-like blocks, the assembled PGC fibrils exhibit thin, ribbon-like features due to significant stiffness and hydrophobicity of the PGC BCP backbone that result in a unique polymer chain packing. A tetrahydrofuran/H2O...