Predictive Phase Diagrams for RAFT Aqueous Dispersion Polymerization: Effect of Block Copolymer Composition, Molecular Weight, and Copolymer Concentration

2012 ◽  
Vol 45 (12) ◽  
pp. 5099-5107 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Blanazs ◽  
A. J. Ryan ◽  
S. P. Armes
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Weight ◽  
Block Copolymer ◽  
Phase Diagrams ◽  
Dispersion Polymerization ◽  
Aqueous Dispersion ◽  
Copolymer Composition ◽  
Copolymer Concentration

A variety of morphologies in diblock copolymer/homopolymer blends

1989 ◽  
Vol 47 ◽  
pp. 346-347
Author(s):  
Edwin L. Thomas ◽  
Karen I. Winey
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Weight ◽  
Block Copolymer ◽  
Diblock Copolymer ◽  
Copolymer Composition ◽  
Molecular Weights ◽  
Copolymer Concentration ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Homopolymer Blends ◽  
Long Range Ordering ◽  
Double Diamond

A wide range of morphologies and thereby physical properties can be achieved in block copolymer/homopolymer blends by varying the copolymer composition, copolymer concentration and molecular weights. Recently we investigated micelle shape transitions in diblock copolymer with homopolymer blends at low copolymer concentration. In this paper we study the microstructure over a wider concentration range for a polystyrene-polybutadiene (PS/PB) diblock copolymer of molecular weight 20.5 × 103/20.5 × 103 blended with 17.2 × 103 molecular weight homopolystyrene (hPS).Figure 1 shows schematically a possible spectrum of microdomain structures dependent on the copolymer concentration of a lamellar PS/PB and hPS. Below the critical micelle concentration (CMC) the block copolymer is molecularly dispersed in the homopolymer exhibiting a homogeneous phase. As diblock concentration increases the minority (i.e. PB) forms spherical and/or cylindrical micelles randomly dispersed in the hPS. Further increases in diblock concentration induces long range ordering of various microdomains. In addition three biphasic regions are proposed in which two phases coexist: isotropic cylinders with ordered cylinders, ordered cylinders with ordered bicontinuous double diamond (OBDD), and OBDD with swollen lamellae.

Aqueous Dispersion Polymerization: A New Paradigm for in Situ Block Copolymer Self-Assembly in Concentrated Solution

2011 ◽  
Vol 133 (39) ◽  
pp. 15707-15713 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shinji Sugihara ◽  
Adam Blanazs ◽  
Steven P. Armes ◽  
Anthony J. Ryan ◽  
Andrew L. Lewis
Keyword(s):  
Block Copolymer ◽  
Self Assembly ◽  
Dispersion Polymerization ◽  
Aqueous Dispersion ◽  
New Paradigm ◽  
Concentrated Solution

scholarly journals All-aqueous continuous-flow RAFT dispersion polymerisation for efficient preparation of diblock copolymer spheres, worms and vesicles

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (5) ◽  
pp. 852-861 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sam Parkinson ◽  
Nicole S. Hondow ◽  
John S. Conteh ◽  
Richard A. Bourne ◽  
Nicholas J. Warren
Keyword(s):  
Block Copolymer ◽  
Diblock Copolymer ◽  
Continuous Flow ◽  
Dispersion Polymerization ◽  
Aqueous Dispersion

A continuous-flow platform enables rapid kinetic profiling and accelerated production of block copolymer nano-objects via RAFT aqueous dispersion polymerization.

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