Effect of Site-Specific Functionalization on the Shape of Nonspherical Block Copolymer Particles
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental
2.1. Materials
2.2. Characterization
2.3. Preparation of PS34k-b-PB25k Ellipsoids via Membrane Emulsification
2.4. Modification of PB domain of the Ellipsoidal Particles via Thiol-Ene Photochemistry
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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L0 (nm) | dG (nm) | dD (nm) | L (nm) | S (nm) | AR | |
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r = 0.0 | 33.7 1.8 | 14.4 1.3 | 18.9 0.7 | 450 45 | 376 36 | 1.20 |
r = 0.1 | 36.9 2.7 | 22.1 1.2 | 16.1 1.2 | 501 40 | 320 23 | 1.56 |
r = 0.2 | 38.0 2.5 | 25.7 1.9 | 14.0 1.8 | 567 56 | 322 31 | 1.75 |
r = 0.5 | 39.6 2.1 | 24.2 1.7 | 14.0 1.0 | 585 51 | 328 23 | 1.78 |
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Shin, J.J. Effect of Site-Specific Functionalization on the Shape of Nonspherical Block Copolymer Particles. Polymers 2020, 12, 2804. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym12122804
Shin JJ. Effect of Site-Specific Functionalization on the Shape of Nonspherical Block Copolymer Particles. Polymers. 2020; 12(12):2804. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym12122804
Chicago/Turabian StyleShin, Jaeman J. 2020. "Effect of Site-Specific Functionalization on the Shape of Nonspherical Block Copolymer Particles" Polymers 12, no. 12: 2804. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym12122804