Title
Microstructure and solvent distribution in cross-linked diblock copolymer gels
Date Issued
10 July 2007
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Durkee D.A.
Ellsworth M.W.
Bell A.T.
Balsera N.P.
University of California
Abstract
Gels were created by irradiating poly(α-methylstyrene-block-isoprene) (PaMS-I) and poly(vinylferrocenium triflate-Wocfc-isoprene) (PVFT-I) copolymers with an electron beam and swelling the resulting cross-linked solids in good solvents. The radiation cross-links the polyisoprene (PI) block, induces chain scission of the poly(α-methylstyrene) block (PaMS), and has no effect on the poly(vinylferrocenium triflate) (PVTF) block. After extraction of un-cross-linked chains, the PaMS-I gels comprise sol vent-filled, open channels inside a swollen PI network, while the swollen PVFT-I gels comprise channels of solvated PVFT chains inside a swollen PI network, The dependence of the structure, composition, and cross-linking density of the swollen microphases on radiation dose is determined by combining small-angle neutron scattering experiments with conventional gel characterization methods. © 2007 American Chemical Society.
Start page
5103
End page
5110
Volume
40
Issue
14
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Tecnología médica de laboratorio (análisis de muestras, tecnologías para el diagnóstico) Ingeniería química
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-34547395970
Source
Macromolecules
ISSN of the container
00249297
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