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Journal of Polymer Research
Published in: Journal of Polymer Research 8/2016

01-08-2016 | Original Paper

Synthesis and characterization of poly (ethyl methacrylate)-b-poly(dimethyl siloxane)-b-poly(ethyl methacrylate) triblock copolymer: the effect of solvent on morphology

Authors: Mohammad Ali Semsarzadeh, Maral Ghahramani

Published in: Journal of Polymer Research | Issue 8/2016

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Abstract

Atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) of ethyl methacrylate (EMA) was carried out at 80 °C using poly(dimethyl siloxane) (PDMS) bifunctional macroinitiator, copper chloride (CuCl) catalyst, and N, N, N′, N″, N″-penta methyl diethyl triamine (PMDETA) ligand in toluene solvent. The final microstructure and kinetic of polymerization of the PEMA-b-PDMS-b-PEMA block copolymer were analyzed by 1H-NMR, FT-IR and gel permeation chromatography (GPC) techniques. The effect of solvent on self-assembly and morphology of PEMA-b-PDMS-b-PEMA triblock copolymer is reported. Intrinsic viscosity measurements, UV absorption and thermodynamic properties evaluations were indicated that certain interactions existed between this block copolymer and acetone, toluene and dichloromethane (DCM) solvents before film formation. The effect of solvent on the final morphology of PEMA-b-PDMS-b-PEMA block copolymer was studied by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM) analyses. The morphology of the block copolymer was transformed from circular into cylindrical and branched as the solvent was changed from DCM into the toluene and acetone, respectively.
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Metadata
Title
Synthesis and characterization of poly (ethyl methacrylate)-b-poly(dimethyl siloxane)-b-poly(ethyl methacrylate) triblock copolymer: the effect of solvent on morphology
Authors
Mohammad Ali Semsarzadeh
Maral Ghahramani
Publication date
01-08-2016
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Published in
Journal of Polymer Research / Issue 8/2016
Print ISSN: 1022-9760
Electronic ISSN: 1572-8935
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10965-016-1032-3

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