Determination of the Chain Stiffness Parameter of Molecular Rod Brushes Consisting of a Polymethacrylate Main Chain and Poly(n-hexyl isocyanate) Side Chains
Determination of the Chain Stiffness Parameter of Molecular Rod Brushes Consisting of a Polymethacrylate Main Chain and Poly(n-hexyl isocyanate) Side Chains
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DOI:
10.1021/acs.macromol.5b02195
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发表时间:
2015-12
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5.5
通讯作者:
Y. Saito;M. Kikuchi;Y. Jinbo;A. Narumi;S. Kawaguchi
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作者:
Y. Saito;M. Kikuchi;Y. Jinbo;A. Narumi;S. Kawaguchi
The main chain stiffness parameter (λM–1) of cylindrical rod brushes consisting of a flexible polymethacrylate (PMA) main chain and poly(n-hexyl isocyanate) (PHIC) rod side chains has been determined in tetrahydrofuran (THF) at 25 °C by static light and small-angle X-ray scattering measurements. Furthermore, we have rationalized λM–1 as a function of the degree of polymerization of HIC, Ns. The λM–1 values were compared to those of rod brushes consisting of a flexible polystyrene (PSt) main chain [Macromolecules 2008, 41, 6564] to reveal how the molecular conformation of the rod brush is influenced by the difference in the primary structure or chemical nature of the main chain. A series of rod brushes, poly(MA-HIC-Ns-Ac) with different side chain lengths, where Ns ranged from 26 to 82, were prepared by radical homopolymerization of α-methacryloyloxyethoxy-ω-acetyl ended PHIC macromonomers (MA-HIC-Ns-Ac) in n-hexane at 60 °C. The mean-square cross-section radius of gyration (⟨Sc2⟩) of poly(MA-HIC-Ns-Ac) wa...