Giant thermal tunability of the lamellar spacing in block-copolymer-like supramolecules formed from binary-end-functionalized polymer blends

June Huh, Hui Joon Park, Keon Hyeong Kim, Ki Hong Kim, Cheolmin Park, Won Ho Jo

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Abstract

The investigation of giant thermal tunability of the lamellar spacing in block-copolymer-like supramolecules formed from binary-end-functionalized polymer blends was presented. It was demonstrated that use of block-copolymer-like supramolecules can permit an efficient thermal tuning of the microphase periodicity owing to the reversibility between supramolecular assembly and disassembly. The preceding results based on a diblock-and triblock-like supramolecular system shows that the lamellar microphase swells upon heating to almost 300%, which cannot be achieved in any covalent-bonded block copolymer system of the same material. The characteristic dimensions of a microphase can be controlled by varying the molecular weight of the block copolymer.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)624-629
Number of pages6
JournalAdvanced Materials
Volume18
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2006 Mar 3
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Materials Science(all)
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Mechanical Engineering

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