In this paper we will review the main features of our approach to create functional materials using self-assembly of hydrogen-bonded comb-shaped supramolecules. Typically, the supramolecules consist of homopolymers or diblock copolymers, where short chain amphiphiles are hydrogen-bonded to the homopolymers or to one of the blocks of the copolymer. The side chains serve several important goals, such as improved processing, additional ordering leading to hierarchically ordered materials, fiinctionalization and swelling. Moreover, if required, they can be easily dissolved away after having served their role in the self-assembling process. Applications include proton conductivity (anisotropic, switching), electronically conducting nanowires, polarized luminance, dielectric stacks, membranes, and nano objects.
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