Amphiphilic Polymer Conetworks Based on End-Linked 鈥淐ore-First鈥?Star Block Copolymers: Structure Formation with Long-Range Order
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- 作者：Eleni J. Kepola ; Elena Loizou ; Costas S. Patrickios ; Epameinondas Leontidis ; Chrysovalantis Voutouri ; Triantafyllos Stylianopoulos ; Ralf Schweins ; Michael Gradzielski ; Christian Krumm ; Joerg C. Tiller ; Michelle Kushnir ; Chrys Wesdemiotis
- 刊名：ACS Macro Letters
- 出版年：2015
- 出版时间：October 20, 2015
- 年：2015
- 卷：4
- 期：10
- 页码：1163-1168
- 全文大小：371K
- ISSN：2161-1653
文摘
Amphiphilic polymer conetworks are cross-linked polymers that swell both in water and in organic solvents and can phase separate on the nanoscale in the bulk or in selective solvents. To date, however, this phase separation has only been reported with short-range order, characterized by disordered morphologies. We now report the first example of amphiphilic polymer conetworks, based on end-linked 鈥渃ore-first鈥?star block copolymers, that form a lamellar phase with long-range order. These mesoscopically ordered systems can be produced in a simple fashion and exhibit significantly improved mechanical properties.