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Article
Controlled synthesis of ABCA' tetrablock terpolymers
Polymer (2017)
  • Madalyn R. Radlauer, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
  • Seijiro Fukuta, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
  • Megan E. Matta, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
  • Marc A. Hillmyer, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
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Abstract
Polystyrene-block-polyisoprene-block-polylactide-block-polystyrene tetrablock terpolymers were synthesized via sequential anionic, ring-opening, and reversible addition-fragmentation chain-transfer polymerizations. The optimized synthesis of these ABCA' tetrablock terpolymers yields polymers with low molar mass dispersity and allowed for straightforward and independent tuning of the Mn for each block. We determined that careful processing of these polymers was necessary to avoid deleterious side reactions during solvent casting or annealing. Preliminary microscopy data demonstrated the ability of these polymers to form non-spherical domains of the B and C blocks. The 26 tetrablock terpolymers synthesized will enable detailed studies of the ABCA' morphological map.
Keywords
  • Tetrablock terpolymer,
  • Sequential polymerization reactions,
  • Solvent casting,
  • Block polymer self-assembly,
  • Morphology
Disciplines
Publication Date
August 25, 2017
DOI
10.1016/j.polymer.2017.07.025
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Citation Information
Madalyn R. Radlauer, Seijiro Fukuta, Megan E. Matta and Marc A. Hillmyer. "Controlled synthesis of ABCA' tetrablock terpolymers" Polymer Vol. 124 (2017) p. 60 - 67 ISSN: 0032-3861
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/madalyn-radlauer/3/