Small-Angle X-ray Scattering Analysis on the Estimation of Interaction Parameter of Poly(n-butyl acrylate)-b-poly(methyl methacrylate)

Sang In Lee, Min Guk Seo, June Huh, Hyun Jong Paik

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Abstract

The temperature dependence of the Flory–Huggins interaction parameter (Formula presented.) for poly(n-butyl acrylate)-b-poly(methyl methacrylate) (PBA-b-PMMA) was quantified from small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) analysis using random phase approximation (RPA) theory. It was found from the (Formula presented.) estimation ((Formula presented.)) that the enthalpic contribution, (Formula presented.), a measure for temperature susceptibility of (Formula presented.), is 1.7–4.5 folds smaller for PBA-b-PMMA than for the conventional styrene-diene-based block copolymers, which have been widely used for thermoplastic elastomers. This finding suggests that these fully acrylic components can be a desirable chemical pair for constituting terpolymers applied for thermally stable and mechanically resilient elastomers.

Original languageEnglish
Article number5567
JournalPolymers
Volume14
Issue number24
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2022 Dec

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
S.-I.L. acknowledges the support from LX MMA R&D Center.

Funding Information:
This research was funded by the National Research Foundation (NRF) of Korea via grant number 2020R1A4A2002903, 2020R1F1A1065951, 2021R1A2B5B01002081 and by the Creative Materials Discovery Program funded by the Ministry of Science and ICT via grant number NRF-2018M3D1A1058536.

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Keywords

  • Flory–Huggins interaction parameter
  • acrylic block copolymer
  • small-angle X-ray scattering
  • thermoplastic elastomer

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Chemistry
  • Polymers and Plastics

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