Block copolymers (BCPs)
Physico-chemical Functionalization and Morphological Studies of Nanostructured Block Copolymers and Ionomers.
... sequences, block copolymers frequently microphase-separate in the melt and self-assemble into a broad variety of soft nanostructures, 1,2 ranging from classical morphologies such as spherical or cylindrical ...
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Phase behavior and orientational ordering in block copolymers doped with anisotropic nanoparticles
... of block copolymers, the polymer nanocomposites with anisotropic NPs can be described combining field- theoretical approaches, including the self-consistent field theory [39], with an explicit treatment of ...
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Asymmetric block copolymers confined in a thin film
... A beads in a bulk system 共 Fig. 2 兲 are compared with, i.e., the results of slit calculations shown in Fig. 6 and listed in Table I. Clearly, the formation of long range ordered structures is sped up by the slit. Whereas ...
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Structure-Property Relationships of Imidazolium-Containing Polymer Systems: Homopolymers, Block Copolymers, and Block Copolymer/Ionic Liquid Mixtures
... of block copolymers into well defined, periodic nanoscale structures makes them interesting functional materials for ion transport ...ion-containing block copolymers as solid electrolytes in ...
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Morphology Control of Polymer Microspheres Containing Block Copolymers with Seed Polymerization
... general block copolymers show nanometer sized microphase-separated structure, whereas simple polymer blends afford micrometer sized macrophase-separated ...A-B block copolymer to the polymer blend ...
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Rotation Dynamics of Star Block Copolymers under Shear Flow
... Star block-copolymers (SBCs) are macromolecules formed by a number of diblock copolymers anchored to a common central core, being the internal monomers solvophilic and the end monomers ...
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Application of poly(ethylene glycol)– distearoylphosphatidylethanolamine (PEG-DSPE) block copolymers and their derivatives as nanomaterials in drug delivery
... (PEG-DSPE) block copolymers are biocompatible and amphiphilic polymers that can be widely utilized in the preparation of liposomes, polymeric nanoparticles, polymer hybrid nanoparticles, solid lipid ...
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Fabrication routes for one-dimensional nanostructures via block copolymers
... These nanowires demonstrated ordered mesostructures and good textural properties through characterization studies using SEM, TEM, and FT-IR. They also pos- sessed excellent electrochemical hydrogen storage capac- ity ...
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Synthesis of novel siloxane containing block copolymers for impact modification of polybutyleneterephthalate
... 1, 2 dichlororobenzene (8 = 20.5(MJm “3)1/2) was evaluated as a possible solvent for the copolymerisation, since it had proved to be a successful medium in the copolymerisation of polyethersulphone and PDMS block ...
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Differentiation of human stem cells is promoted by amphiphilic pluronic block copolymers
... In addition to stem cells, novel tissue engineering approaches utilize suitable biomaterials that provide a molecular matrix as a biomimetic surface for cell attach- ment to promote proliferation and differentiation. ...
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Controlling Sub-Microdomain Structure in Microphase-Ordered Block Copolymers and Their Nanocomposites
... Block copolymers continue to remain one of the most extensively studied classes of polymers due to their intrinsic ability to infuse the dissimilar properties of homopolymers into a single material by ...
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Synthesis and Characterization of Block Copolymers of Polystyrene and Thermotropic Liquid Crystalline Polyesters
... the block copolymers in 4-chlorophenol/1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane (20/80% by weight) at 70 °C, are summarized in ...the block movements from PS segments; and the melting endothermic peak presented at ...
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Methacrylic block copolymers by sulfur free RAFT (SF RAFT) free radical emulsion polymerisation
... the block copolymers presented in this study were obtained via the semi-batch seeded emulsion polymerisation, colloidal and interfacial phenomena should also be considered to obtain a more complete ...
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Three-Dimensional Self-Assembly of Brush Block Copolymers to Photonic Crystals
... of block copolymers relating the morphologies observed to the volume fractions and values of ...Diblock copolymers with equal sized blocks will assemble into lamaellar morphologies; however as one ...
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Block copolymers : controlling nanostructure to generate functional materials : synthesis, characterization, and engineering
... purication. However, challenges still remain in this case. As has been readily demonstrated in the literature, successful BCP formation may still not be possible due to blocking effects, which are based on the reactivity ...
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The Incorporation of Phosphorus into Block Copolymers and Their Self-Assembly
... hydrophilic block with a separating hydrophobic block, unequal forces would act upon each end of the BCP during self-assembly and can lead to particle morphologies with the phosphonium salt forming one ...
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Lipiodol nanoemulsions stabilized with polyglycerol-polycaprolactone block copolymers for theranostic applications
... Although most widely used as a hydrophilic corona of polymeric nanoparticles for biomedical applications, PEG has several limitations such as lowering cellular uptake of nanoparticles, a lack of responsiveness to en- ...
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Synthesis, aggregation and responsivity of block copolymers containing organic arsenicals
... nm). Reductive coupling of pendent arsenic acid (As(V)) functional groups has been investigated for the first time for crosslinking and stabilisation. The presence of AsAm in the corona forming block (n = 3, 5) is ...
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Polyolefin–polar block copolymers from versatile new macromonomers
... chain allows their ready isolation by precipitation. The GPC data and DOSY spectra are consistent with the pres- ence of single distributions of MW rather than physical mixtures of polymers with different identities. ...
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Development and applications of polyglyoxylate self-immolative polymers
... amphiphilic block copolymers. 28 These copolymers were self-assembled into nanoparticles that could load and release drugs in response to low concentrations of ...into block copolymers ...
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