Kinetics of Block Copolymer Micelles Studied by Small-Angle Scattering Methods

2013 ◽  
pp. 51-158 ◽  
Author(s):  
Reidar Lund ◽  
Lutz Willner ◽  
Dieter Richter
Keyword(s):  
Block Copolymer ◽  
Small Angle ◽  
Small Angle Scattering ◽  
Angle Scattering ◽  
Block Copolymer Micelles ◽  
Copolymer Micelles ◽  
Kinetics Of

Block Copolymers: Thermodynamics, Dynamics, and Small-Angle Scattering

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lee M. Trask ◽  
Nacu Hernandez ◽  
Eric W. Cochran
Keyword(s):  
Block Copolymer ◽  
Block Copolymers ◽  
Small Angle ◽  
Self Assembly ◽  
Microphase Separation ◽  
Small Angle Scattering ◽  
Angle Scattering ◽  
Copolymer Melts ◽  
Shear Processing ◽  
Kinetics Of

This article explores the dynamics, thermodynamics, and small-angle scattering of block copolymers. The goal is to determine what drives the applications of block copolymers, i.e. how block copolymers behave and how they are characterized. The article begins with a summary of the experimental data and various theories that comprise our understanding of block copolymer thermodynamics, with particular emphasis on phase behavior and especially the theory of microphase separation. It then considers topics related to block copolymer dynamics, including diffusion, viscoelasticity and rheology, shear-processing, and the kinetics of self-assembly. It also discusses small-angle scattering techniques as applied to block copolymer characterization, including scattering from ordered block copolymer melts.

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