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Trömer, Manuel ; Zirdehi, Elias M. ; Post, Yorick ; Nikoubashman, Arash ; Gröschel, André H.:
Ternary Microphase Diagram of SBM Triblock Terpolymer Morphologies in Spherical Confinement.
In: Journal of Polymer Science.
Vol. 63
(2025)
Issue 21
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- pp. 4424-4435.
ISSN 2642-4169
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/pol.20250090
Project information
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Project's official title Project's id Funktionale Terpolymer Mikropartikel durch Lösungsmittelverdampfung in eingeschränkter Geometrie: Ein koordinierter Ansatz aus Experiment und Theorie 445740352 GRK 2767: Suprakolloidale Strukturen: Von Materialien zu optischen und elektronischen Bauteilen 451785257 In Silico - Von theoretischen Modellen zu bioinspirierten Materialien 470113688 TRR 146: Multiskalen-Simulationsmethoden für Systeme der weichen Materie 233630050 Open Access Publizieren No information |
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Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft |
Abstract in another language
Block copolymers are a versatile class of soft materials, as they combine different chemical and physical properties within the same macromolecule. Triblock terpolymers are of particular interest because of the numerous morphologies they can form. With the aim of generating a comprehensive ternary microphase diagram, we emulsified 22 different polystyrene-block-polybutadiene-block-poly(methyl methacrylate) triblock terpolymers and analyzed the morphology of the resulting microparticles after solvent evaporation. We employed controlled confinement conditions using a Shirasu Porous Glass membrane setup and analyzed the microparticles via transmission electron microscopy and tomography, as well as scanning electron microscopy. We identified a wealth of microparticle morphologies, of which several were previously not reported. Experiments were accompanied by coarse-grained molecular simulations, where we correlated the effect of evaporation rate on morphology and particle shape.