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Aggregation of flexible‐rigid‐flexible triblock copolymers
Author(s) -
Raphael E.,
de Gennes P. G.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
makromolekulare chemie. macromolecular symposia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.257
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1521-3900
pISSN - 0258-0322
DOI - 10.1002/masy.19920620104
Subject(s) - copolymer , rod , materials science , fence (mathematics) , morphology (biology) , anisotropy , polymer chemistry , solvent , chemical engineering , polymer science , composite material , polymer , chemistry , geology , structural engineering , organic chemistry , physics , optics , engineering , medicine , paleontology , alternative medicine , pathology
We discuss the aggregation behavior of flexible‐rigidflexible triblock copolymers in a selective solvent of low molecular weight. Aggregation may lead either to plates of (R) covered by brushes of (F), or to large “needles” (as a consequence of the Skoulios effect). In the absence of anisotropic bonding between adjacent rods, the “fence” morphology is not expected.