Amphiphilic Polymer Conetworks Based on End-Linked "core-First" Star Block Copolymers: Structure Formation with Long-Range Order
Date
2015Author
Kepola, Eleni J.Loizou, Elena
Patrickios, Costas S.
Leontidis, Epameinondas
Voutouri, Chrysovalantis
Stylianopoulos, Triantafyllos
Schweins, R.
Gradzielski, M.
Krumm, C.
Tiller, J. C.
Kushnir, M.
Wesdemiotis, Chrystostomos
ISSN
2161-1653Source
ACS Macro LettersVolume
4Issue
10Pages
1163-1168Google Scholar check
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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 "core-first" 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. © 2015 American Chemical Society.