Issue 15, 2020

A polymerization-induced self-assembly process for all-styrenic nano-objects using the living anionic polymerization mechanism

Abstract

We report the combination of the living anionic polymerization (LAP) mechanism with the polymerization-induced self-assembly (PISA) process, and the all-styrenic diblock copolymer poly(p-tert-butylstyrene)-b-polystyrene (PtBS-b-PS) based LAP PISA. Firstly, the practicability and controllability of the LAP PISA were successfully confirmed by the well-controlled molecular weight (MW) and narrow molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn < 1.10). Subsequently, the effect of key factors, including the MWs of PtBS and PS segments, targeted MW ratio Mn,PS/Mn,PtBS, and weight solids content, on the morphological evolution was investigated, and the phase diagram was finally presented.

Graphical abstract: A polymerization-induced self-assembly process for all-styrenic nano-objects using the living anionic polymerization mechanism

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
22 Feb 2020
Accepted
24 Mar 2020
First published
25 Mar 2020

Polym. Chem., 2020,11, 2635-2639

A polymerization-induced self-assembly process for all-styrenic nano-objects using the living anionic polymerization mechanism

C. Zhou, J. Wang, P. Zhou and G. Wang, Polym. Chem., 2020, 11, 2635 DOI: 10.1039/D0PY00296H

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