Self-Assembly of Low-Molecular-Weight Asymmetric Linear Triblock Terpolymers: How Low Can We Go?
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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1 | PS-b-PB1,4-b-P4VP | 74–113 | 60 °C, 14 h | Ball in Box, LAM | [23,24] |
2 | PS-b-PA-b-PI | 131–198 | n/a | LAM, ChC | [25] |
3 | PS-b-PB-b-P4VP | 65–210 | n/a | Ball in Box, LAM | [26] |
4 | PI-b-PS-b-P2VP | 36–279 | 120 °C, 10 days | LAM, OTDD, CYL, SPH | [20,21,22,27] |
5 | PS-b-PI-b-P2VP | 43 | 120 °C, 7 days | LAM, ChC | [19] |
6 | PS-b-P2VP-b-PB | 111–258 | n/a | n/a | [28] |
7 | PS-b-PI-b-P2VP | 196–201 | 120 °C, 7 days | OTDD, LAM | [29] |
8 | PS-b-PB1,2-b-PMMA and PS-b-PEB-b-PMMA | 225–245 and 226–248 | 85 °C, 2 days 150 °C, 2 h/4 h/6 h and 160 °C, 5 days | LAM, CR, LC, LS | [30,31] |
9 | PS-b-PB1,2-b-PMMA | 206–218 | 100 °C, 2 days 170 °C, 2 h/4 h/6 | ChC, CaC, HEL | [32] |
10 | PS-b-PB1,2-b-PCL | 105–137 | n/a | n/a | [33] |
11 | PS-b-PB1,2-b-PMMA and PS-b-PEB-b-PMMA | 117–245 | 160 °C, 4 h | KP, LAM, LC | [34] |
12 | PB1,2-b-PS-b-PMMA | 192 | 100 °C, 2 days 170 °C, 6 h | CYLT | [35] |
13 | PS-b-PB1,2-b-PMMA and PS-b-PEB-b-PMMA | 78–140 and 80–124 | 185 °C, 6 h and 185 °C, 2 h/4 h/6 h | ChC, HEL, CaC, uCiC, SoC | [36] |
14 | PS-b-PVP-b-PtBMA | 293 | n/a | LAM | [37] |
15 | PS-b-PB1,2-b-PMMA and PS-b-PEB-b-PMMA | 88–241 and 90–242 | 170 °C, 10 days | SoS | [38] |
16 | PI1,4-b-PB1,2-b-PS | 48–74 | 60 °C, 2 days 120 °C, 3 h | two-phase morphology | [39] |
17 | PS-b-PB1,2-b-PMMA | 215 | 120 °C, 3–5 days | LAM, HPC | [40] |
18 | PS-b-PB1,2-b-PMMA and PS-b-PEB-b-PMMA | 121 and 122 | 185 °C, 2–6 h | LAM, KP | [41] |
19 | PH-b-P2T-b-PF | 61 | n/a | LAM | [42] |
20 | PI1,4-b-PS-b-PDMS | 41 | n/a | CSG | [43] |
21 | PS-b-PB1,2-b-P2VP and PB1,2-b-PS-b-P2VP | 62–137 and 84–210 | 150 °C, 6 h | LAM, ChC, CSG | [44] |
22 | PS-b-PI-b-PDMS | 59 | n/a | n/a | [45] |
23 | PS-b-PB1,2-b-P2VP | 71 | 150 °C, 6 h | CSG | [46] |
24 | PS-b-PI-b-PEO | 19–30 | 80–225 °C, 0.5 h–120 h | LAM, ChC, CSG, PLS, SPL | [47] |
25 | PS-b-PEB-b-PMMA | 73–123 | 170 °C, 6 h | LAM, LC, KP | [48] |
26 | PI-b-PS-b-PEO | 13–22 | n/a | LAM, Fddd (O70) | [49] |
27 | PI-b-PS-b-PVME | 32 | n/a | LAM | [50] |
28 | PB1,4-b-PS-b-PI3,4 and PS-b-PB1,4-b-PI3,4 | 85–149 and 133 | 130 °C, 7 days | LAM, HPC | [51] |
29 | PS-b-P2VP-b-PtBMA | 76–140 | n/a | ChC, CSG, LAM, PL, UL | [52] |
30 | PI-b-PS-b-PEO | 13–25 | n/a | Q230, LAM, O70, Q214 | [53] |
31 | PI-b-PS-b-PEO | 19–43 | n/a | LAM, O70 | [54] |
32 | PS-b-PFSa-b-PMMA | 101–110 | 120 °C, 2 h 180 °C, 36 h | HEL/SoC, SoS | [55] |
33 | PS-b-PB-b-PMMA | 170 | 100 °C, 1 day 170 °C, 1 day | dHEL | [56] |
34 | PI-b-PS-b-PFSb | 82 | 150 °C, 4 days | CYLT | [57] |
35 | PS-b-PI-b-PMMA | 13.5–31 | n/a | LAM, Q214 | [58] |
36 | PB-b-P2VP-b-PtBMA | 61–165 | 50 °C, 24 h 130 °C | LAM/CSG, ChC, LAM, SoC, HELoC | [59] |
37 | PI-b-PS-b-P2VP | 26–150 | 150 °C, 7 days | LAM, UL | [60] |
38 | PI-b-PS-b-P4VP | 77 | n/a | HPC | [61] |
39 | PB-b-P2VP-b-PtBMA | 110 | n/a | TPL | [62] |
40 | PS-b-PB1,2-b-PCHD1,4 and PB1,2-b-PS-b-PCHD1,4 | 29–32 and 39 | 110 °C, 7 days | LAM, ChC | [63] |
41 | PS-b-PB-b-PtBMA | 57–148 | n/a | ChC, CSG, LAM, LC | [64] |
42 | PS-b-PB1,4-b-PI3,4 | 80–103 | 130 °C, 7 days 150 °C, 5 days | LAM, LAM/CSG | [65] |
43 | PI-b-PS-b-P2VP | 122–124 | 150 °C, 5 days | GS, LC | [66] |
44 | PI-b-PS-b-P2VP | 223–264 | 150 °C, 5 days | LS, HPC | [67] |
45 | PS-b-PB1,4-b-PI3,4 | 35–43 | 120 °C, 5 days | LAM | [68] |
46 | PI-b-PS-b-P2VP | 136–146 | 150 °C, 5 days | LAM | [69] |
47 | PI-b-PS-b-P2VP | 84 | 240 °C, 3 h | SPH/CYL | [70] |
48 | PS-b-P2VP-b-PEO | 32–161 | 130 °C, 5 days | LAM, HPC | [71] |
49 | PS-b-PI-b-PMMA and PI-b-PS-b-PMMA | 171 and 95–318 | 80 °C, 2 days 150 °C, 6 h | HELoC, CSG | [72] |
50 | PS-b-PI-b-PMMA | 171–324 | 80 °C, 2 days 150 °C, 6 h | ‘planetlike’, HELoC, SoC | [73] |
51 | PS-b-PB-b-PMMA | 74–202 | n/a | LAM, LS, LC | [74] |
Sample | A-b-B-b-C | (g/mol) | (g/mol) | (g/mol) | (g/mol) | ĐSEC (b) | fA(c) | fB(c) | fC(c) | PB1,4 (c) (%) | PB1,2 (c) (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | PS-b-PB1,4-b-PDMS | 5.200 | 1.300 | 4.500 | 11.000 | 1.04 | 0.52 | 0.09 | 0.39 | 90 | 10 |
2 | 6.300 | 1.700 | 5.100 | 13.100 | 1.04 | 0.48 | 0.10 | 0.42 | 89 | 11 | |
3 | PB1,4-b-PS-b-PDMS | 1.900 | 6.100 | 6.000 | 14.000 | 1.04 | 0.11 | 0.42 | 0.47 | 93 | 7 |
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Miskaki, C.; Moutsios, I.; Manesi, G.-M.; Artopoiadis, K.; Chang, C.-Y.; Bersenev, E.A.; Moschovas, D.; Ivanov, D.A.; Ho, R.-M.; Avgeropoulos, A. Self-Assembly of Low-Molecular-Weight Asymmetric Linear Triblock Terpolymers: How Low Can We Go? Molecules 2020, 25, 5527. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules25235527
Miskaki C, Moutsios I, Manesi G-M, Artopoiadis K, Chang C-Y, Bersenev EA, Moschovas D, Ivanov DA, Ho R-M, Avgeropoulos A. Self-Assembly of Low-Molecular-Weight Asymmetric Linear Triblock Terpolymers: How Low Can We Go? Molecules. 2020; 25(23):5527. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules25235527
Chicago/Turabian StyleMiskaki, Christina, Ioannis Moutsios, Gkreti-Maria Manesi, Konstantinos Artopoiadis, Cheng-Yen Chang, Egor A. Bersenev, Dimitrios Moschovas, Dimitri A. Ivanov, Rong-Ming Ho, and Apostolos Avgeropoulos. 2020. "Self-Assembly of Low-Molecular-Weight Asymmetric Linear Triblock Terpolymers: How Low Can We Go?" Molecules 25, no. 23: 5527. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules25235527