Synthesis, molecular characterization and self-assembly of (PS-b-PDMS)n type linear (n = 1, 2) and star (n = 3, 4) block copolymers

Georgopanos, P.; Lo, T.-Y.; Ho, R.-M.; Avgeropoulos, A.

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Synthesis, molecular characterization and self-assembly of (PS-b-PDMS)n type linear (n = 1, 2) and star (n = 3, 4) block copolymers

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Well-defined linear (n = 1, 2) and star (n = 3, 4) architecture [polystyrene-b-poly(dimethylsiloxane)]n or (PS-b-PDMS)n block copolymers were synthesized by anionic polymerization and using various chlorosilanes as linking agents. The self-assembly of the novel synthesized copolymers revealed that microphase separation for the star-block copolymers is significantly influenced by entropy constraints due to the increased number of junction points.

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URL: https://publications.hereon.de/id/34512/
Authors:Georgopanos, P., Lo, T.-Y., Ho, R.-M., Avgeropoulos, A.
Year:2017
In: Polymer Chemistry
Volume:8
Issue:5
Pages:843 - 850
Publisher:Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge
Type:Journalpaper
ISSN: 1759-9954
Cite as: Georgopanos, P.; Lo, T.-Y.; Ho, R.-M.; Avgeropoulos, A.: Synthesis, molecular characterization and self-assembly of (PS-b-PDMS)n type linear (n = 1, 2) and star (n = 3, 4) block copolymers. In: Polymer Chemistry. Vol. 8 (2017) 5, 843 - 850. (DOI: 10.1039/C6PY01768A)