Linear block copolymer synthesis

H Dau, GR Jones, E Tsogtgerel, D Nguyen… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Block copolymers form the basis of the most ubiquitous materials such as thermoplastic
elastomers, bridge interphases in polymer blends, and are fundamental for the development …

Styrenic block copolymer‐based thermoplastic elastomers in smart applications: Advances in synthesis, microstructure, and structure–property relationships—A …

P Maji, K Naskar - Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Styrenic block copolymers (SBC) have been gaining attention as a specialty material in
elastomer and composite industries over an extended period. Its unique segmental …

Functionalization of rubbery domains in SBS triblock copolymers for anion exchange membrane applications with enhanced robustness

S Turan, S Park, CY Ryu, DY Ryu, C Bae - Journal of Membrane Science, 2024 - Elsevier
A series of anion exchange membranes (AEMs) based on hydrogenated poly (styrene-b-
butadiene-b-styrene)(h-SBS) triblock copolymers were prepared via thiol-ene click reaction …

Colorful humidity sensitive photonic crystal hydrogel

E Tian, J Wang, Y Zheng, Y Song, L Jiang… - Journal of Materials …, 2008 - pubs.rsc.org
A colorful humidity sensitive photonic crystal (PC) hydrogel was facilely fabricated by
infiltrating acrylamide (AAm) solution into a P (St–MMA–AA) PC template and subsequently …

Macromolecular engineering: From rational design through precise macromolecular synthesis and processing to targeted macroscopic material properties

K Matyjaszewski - Progress in Polymer Science, 2005 - Elsevier
Macromolecular engineering includes: rational design of the macromolecular structure
including chain size, uniformity, topology, microstructure (sequencing and tacticity) …

Simple fabrication of full color colloidal crystal films with tough mechanical strength

J Wang, Y Wen, H Ge, Z Sun, Y Zheng… - Macromolecular …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Colloidal crystal films with a special FCC structure and tough mechanical strength were
simply fabricated using latex spheres with a hard PS core and an elastometric PMMA/PAA …

Toughening glassy poly (lactide) with block copolymer micelles

T Li, J Zhang, DK Schneiderman, LF Francis… - ACS Macro …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Poly (lactide)(PLA), a compostable bioderived polyester, can be produced at a cost and
scale that makes it an attractive replacement for nondegradable petroleum-derived …

Shifting boundaries: controlling molecular weight distribution shape for mechanically enhanced thermoplastic elastomers

SI Rosenbloom, BP Fors - Macromolecules, 2020 - ACS Publications
Thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) based on polystyrene (PS) are commonplace in society.
The elastomeric properties of these materials are often sacrificed to increase mechanical …

Tough polylactide graft copolymers

G Theryo, F **g, LM Pitet, MA Hillmyer - Macromolecules, 2010 - experts.umn.edu
A simplified synthetic approach for the facile synthesis of polylactide graft copolymers
utilizing both ring-opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP) and ring-opening …

Synthesis, Structure, and Properties of Alternating and Random Poly(styrene-b-butadiene) Multiblock Copolymers

I Lee, FS Bates - Macromolecules, 2013 - ACS Publications
We report a synthetic method for the preparation of well-defined poly (styrene-b-
butadiene)(PS-PB) n multiblock copolymers using a combination of living anionic …