Self-assembly in casting solutions of block copolymer membranes

Membranes with exceptional pore regularity and high porosity were obtained from block copolymer solutions. We demonstrate by small-angle X-ray scattering that the order which gives rise to the pore morphology is already incipient in the casting solution. Hexagonal order was confirmed in PS-b-P4VP 17...

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Main Authors: Marques, D., Vainio, U., Chaparro, N., Calo, Victor, Bezahd, A., Pitera, J., Peinemann, K., Nunes, S.
Format: Journal Article
Published: RSC Publishing 2013
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/51431
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author Marques, D.
Vainio, U.
Chaparro, N.
Calo, Victor
Bezahd, A.
Pitera, J.
Peinemann, K.
Nunes, S.
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Chaparro, N.
Calo, Victor
Bezahd, A.
Pitera, J.
Peinemann, K.
Nunes, S.
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description Membranes with exceptional pore regularity and high porosity were obtained from block copolymer solutions. We demonstrate by small-angle X-ray scattering that the order which gives rise to the pore morphology is already incipient in the casting solution. Hexagonal order was confirmed in PS-b-P4VP 175k-b-65k solutions in DMF/THF/dioxane with concentrations as high as 24 wt%, while lamellar structures were obtained in more concentrated solutions in DMF or DMF/dioxane. The change in order has been understood with the support of dissipative particle dynamic modeling. © 2013 The Royal Society of Chemistry.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-514312017-09-13T15:35:35Z Self-assembly in casting solutions of block copolymer membranes Marques, D. Vainio, U. Chaparro, N. Calo, Victor Bezahd, A. Pitera, J. Peinemann, K. Nunes, S. Membranes with exceptional pore regularity and high porosity were obtained from block copolymer solutions. We demonstrate by small-angle X-ray scattering that the order which gives rise to the pore morphology is already incipient in the casting solution. Hexagonal order was confirmed in PS-b-P4VP 175k-b-65k solutions in DMF/THF/dioxane with concentrations as high as 24 wt%, while lamellar structures were obtained in more concentrated solutions in DMF or DMF/dioxane. The change in order has been understood with the support of dissipative particle dynamic modeling. © 2013 The Royal Society of Chemistry. 2013 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/51431 10.1039/c3sm27475f RSC Publishing restricted
spellingShingle Marques, D.
Vainio, U.
Chaparro, N.
Calo, Victor
Bezahd, A.
Pitera, J.
Peinemann, K.
Nunes, S.
Self-assembly in casting solutions of block copolymer membranes
title Self-assembly in casting solutions of block copolymer membranes
title_full Self-assembly in casting solutions of block copolymer membranes
title_fullStr Self-assembly in casting solutions of block copolymer membranes
title_full_unstemmed Self-assembly in casting solutions of block copolymer membranes
title_short Self-assembly in casting solutions of block copolymer membranes
title_sort self-assembly in casting solutions of block copolymer membranes
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/51431