Synchrotron Small-Angle X-Ray Scattering Studies on Flow-Induced Gyroid to Cylinder Transition in an Elastomeric SBS Triblock Copolymer

Journal of Macromolecular Science - Physics

Volumn 43 B, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-11

  Sakurai, S ^a   Kota, T ^a   Isobe, D ^a   Okamoto, S ^b   Sakurai, K ^c   Ono, T ^d   Imaizumi, K ^d   Nomura, S ^a  

^a KYOTO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b NAGOYA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KITAKYUSHU   (Japan)

^d ASAHI KASEI CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Block copolymer; Double gyroid; Microphase separation; Morphological transition; Small angle x ray scattering; Synchrotron

Indexed keywords

BLOCK COPOLYMERS; DEFORMATION; EVAPORATION; MATERIALS SCIENCE; MORPHOLOGY; PHASE SEPARATION; PHASE TRANSITIONS; SYNCHROTRONS; X RAY SCATTERING;

DOUBLE GYROID (DG); MICROPHASE SEPARATION; MORPHOLOGICAL TRANSITIONS; SMALL-ANGLE X-RAY SCATTERING (SAXS);

POLYSTYRENES;

EID: 1642265804     PISSN: 00222348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/MB-120027747     Document Type: Conference Paper

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