Control of nanostructures in epoxy/acrylic block copolymer blends by the in situ generation of functional groups
Control of nanostructures in epoxy/acrylic block copolymer blends by the in situ generation of functional groups
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通过原位生成官能团控制环氧/丙烯酸嵌段共聚物共混物中的纳米结构
DOI:
10.1038/pj.2017.26
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发表时间:
2017
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影响因子:
2.8
通讯作者:
Hajime Kishi
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作者:
Kazuyoshi Yamada;Hajime Kishi
The phase structures obtained from blends consisting of an epoxy resin, an aromatic amine and a PMMA-b-PnBA-b-PMMA triblock copolymer (BCP) were studied, in terms of the effect of the process used to blend the BCP into the epoxy/amine mixture. The thermal dissolution of the BCP in the amine was found to promote the in situ generation of carboxylic acids in the PMMA segments of the BCP. This enhanced the compatibility of the BCP with the cured epoxy/aromatic amine resin, allowing the self-assembly of the BCP to form nanophase structures in the polymeric matrix. This work also determined that modification of the heating conditions was an effective means of controlling the quantity of carboxyl groups generated (that is, the acid value). Such variations led to the formation of different types of micelle structures, such as curved lamellae, coexisting of worm-like micelles and vesicles and spheres, from epoxy/amine/BCP blends having the same composition.