Structure and Dynamics of THF Swollen Polystyrene Ionomer Melts

C Kosgallana, G Grest, D Perahia - Macromolecules, 2024 - ACS Publications
The structure of ionomers is often trapped in far-from-equilibrium states as a result of
clustering of the ionizable groups. Solvent tweaking of the ionic clusters to allow …

Clustering effects on the structure of ionomer solutions: A combined SANS and simulations study

C Kosgallana, M Senanayake, SS Mohottalalage… - …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Ionic assemblies, or clusters, determine the structure and dynamics of ionizable polymers
and enable their many applications. Fundamental to attaining well-defined materials is …

Molecular Insight into the Effects of Clustering on the Dynamics of Ionomers in Solutions

SS Mohottalalage, C Kosgallana… - ACS Macro …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Ionizable groups tethered to polymers enable their many current and potential applications.
However, these functionalities drive the formation of physical networks through clustering of …

Response of Sulfonated Polystyrene Melts to Nonlinear Elongation Flows

SS Mohottalalage, C Kosgallana, S Meedin… - …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Ionizable polymers form dynamic networks with domains controlled by two distinct energy
scales, ionic interactions and van der Waals forces; both evolve under elongational flows …

[HTML][HTML] Structure and Diffusion of Ionic PDMS Melts

AV Karatrantos, J Khantaveramongkol, M Kröger - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Ionic polymers exhibit mechanical properties that can be widely tuned upon selectively
charging them. However, the correlated structural and dynamical properties underlying the …

Unveiling the transition of tumbling and tank-treading dynamics of star-shaped polyelectrolytes in shear flow by modulating the solution's dielectric properties

B Peng, L Liu, D Wang - The Journal of Chemical Physics, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
The effects of the solution's dielectric properties on the conformation and dynamics of star-
shaped polyelectrolytes in shear flow are investigated using a hybrid simulation method …

[HTML][HTML] Construction of ion bonds in gel-free polydiene-based ionomers without compromising molecular weight

S Yue, J Geng, X Zhao, J Hua - Polymer Testing, 2022 - Elsevier
Rubber-based ionomers have attracted extensive research interest from academy and
industry attributing to their distinct physical mechanical properties. However, currently …

[PDF][PDF] Structure and Diffusion of Ionic PDMS Melts. Polymers 2022, 14, 3070

AV Karatrantos, J Khantaveramongkol, M Kröger - 2022 - researchgate.net
Ionic polymers exhibit mechanical properties that can be widely tuned upon selectively
charging them. However, the correlated structural and dynamical properties underlying the …