Micelle formation in mixtures of styrene-isoprene diblock copolymer and poly(vinyl methyl ether)

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作者
Ahn, JH
Sohn, BH
Zin, WC [1 ]
Noh, ST
机构
[1] Pohang Univ Sci & Technol, Dept Mat Sci & Engn, Pohang 790784, South Korea
[2] Pohang Univ Sci & Technol, Polymer Res Inst, Pohang 790784, South Korea
[3] Hanyang Univ, Dept Chem Engn, Ansan 425791, South Korea
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10.1021/ma001642+
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O63 [高分子化学(高聚物)];
学科分类号
070305 ; 080501 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The characteristics of micelle formed in blends of styrene-isoprene diblock copolymer (SI) and poly(vinyl methyl ether) (PVME) were investigated by using small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and light scattering techniques. The results of SAXS and TEM experiments indicate that the blends form spherical micelles with isoprene-rich cores and styrene-corona mixed with PVME in a matrix of PVME. As temperature increased, the blends underwent macrophase separation into a PVME-rich phase and a SI-rich phase which was also microphase-separated to ordered microdomains. Upon further heating, the ordered structure of the SI-rich region transforms to a disordered phase in a manner resembling the order-disorder transition in pure block copolymer melts.
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