Journal
POLYMER
Volume 190, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2020.122257
Keywords
Amphiphilic block copolymer; Living anionic polymerization; Self-assembly; Surface energy; Polyisoprene; poly[oligo(ethylene glycol) methacrylate]
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- Japan Society of the Promotion of Science [17K19149, 19H02761, 19K15619]
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [17K19149, 19H02761, 19K15619] Funding Source: KAKEN
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A series of amphiphilic polyisoprene-b-poly[oligo(ethylene glycol) methyl (and tert-butyldimethylsilyl) ether methacrylate] (PIsp-b-PR3, R = methyl (M), tert-butyldimethylsilyl (Si)) diblock copolymers were prepared with varying PR3 compositions. The PIsp-b-PR3s were synthesized by the sequential anionic copolymerization of isoprene and corresponding methacrylate monomer (M3 or Si3). The obtained polymers had narrow molecular weight distributions (M-w/(Mn) <= 1.04) and predictable molecular weights. The bulk-state self-assembled nanostructure was studied by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS). We also evaluated the surface energy of PR3s having an inherent amphiphilic character by pendant drop method along with PIsp. In addition, the surface structure of the block copolymer thin films was investigated by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and atomic force microscopy (AFM) measurement. It was concluded that the estimated surface energy values (PM3 (37.3 + 0.3 (mJ/m(2))) and PSi3 (32.4 + 1.4 (mJ/m(2)))) were authentic by comparison with the observation result of surface structure and depended on side chain omega-function.
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