Influence of compositional gradient on the phase behavior of ternary symmetric homopolymer-copolymer blends: A Monte Carlo study

Polymer

Volumn 52, Issue 25, 2011, Pages 5922-5932

  Sun, Dachuan ^a   Guo, Hongxia ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

Gradient copolymers; Monte Carlo simulation; Phase behavior

Indexed keywords

HOMOPOLYMERIZATION; INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS; MICROEMULSIONS; PHASE BEHAVIOR; PHASE DIAGRAMS;

BICONTINUOUS MICROEMULSION; BLEND COMPOSITION; COMPOSITIONAL GRADIENTS; GRADIENT COPOLYMERS; ORIENTATIONAL ORDERINGS; PERIODIC LENGTHS; SEGREGATION STRENGTH; SYMMETRIC BLENDS;

MONTE CARLO METHODS;

EID: 81555219343     PISSN: 00323861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2011.10.039     Document Type: Article

References (70)

1. K. Chang, C.W. Macosko, and D.C. Morse Macromolecules 40 2007 3819
2. H.R. Brown Macromolecules 22 1989 2859
3. H.R. Brown, K. Char, V.R. Deline, and P.F. Green Macromolecules 26 1993 4155
4. C.J. Ellison, A.J. Meuler, J. Qin, C.M. Evans, L.M. Wolf, and F.S. Bates J Phys Chem B 113 2009 3726
5. N. Zhou, F.S. Bates, and T.P. Lodge Nano Lett 6 2006 2354
6. B.H. Jones, and T.P. Lodge Chem Mater 22 2010 1279
7. B.H. Jones, and T.P. Lodge J Am Chem Soc 131 2009 1676
8. G. Liu, M.P. Stoykovich, S. Ji, K.O. Stuen, G.S.W. Craig, and P.F. Nealey Macromolecules 42 2009 3063
9. F.S. Bates, W.W. Maurer, P.M. Lipic, M.A. Hillmyer, K. Almdal, and K. Mortensen Phys Rev Lett 79 1997 849
10. N.R. Washburn, T.P. Lodge, and F.S. Bates J Phys Chem B 104 2000 6987
11. D. Duchs, V. Ganesan, G.H. Fredrickson, and F. Schmid Macromolecules 36 2003 9237
12. M. Müller, and M.J. Schick Chem Phys 105 1996 8885
13. S.B. Chun, and C.D. Han Macromolecules 33 2000 3409
14. H. Kodama, S. Komura, and K. Tamura Europhys Lett 53 2001 46
15. S. Komura, H. Kodama, and K.J. Tamura Chem Phys 117 2002 9903
16. R.B. Thompson, and M.W. Matsen J Chem Phys 112 2000 6863
17. A.N. Semenov Macromolecules 26 1993 2273
18. G.H. Fredrickson, and F.S. Bates Eur Phys J B 1 1998 71
19. C. Harrats, S. Blacher, R. Fayt, R. Jerome, and Ph Teyssie J Polym Sci, B Polym Phys 33 1995 801
20. G. Fleury, and F.S. Bates Soft Matter 6 2010 2751
21. M.M. Mok, J. Kim, and J.M. Torkelson J Polym Sci, B Polym Phys 46 2008 48
22. J. Kim, R.W. Sandoval, C.M. Dettmer, S.T. Nguyen, and J.M. Torkelson Polymer 49 2008 2686
23. J. Kim, M.K. Gray, H. Zhou, S.T. Nguyen, and J.M. Torkelson Macromolecules 38 2005 1037
24. K.R. Shull Macromolecules 35 2002 8631
25. X. Sun, Y. Luo, R. Wang, B.G. Li, and S. Zhu AlChE J 54 2008 1073
26. S.B. Lee, A.J. Russell, and K. Matyjaszewski Biomacromolecules 4 2003 1386
27. N.B. Tito, S.T. Milner, and J.E.G. Lipson Macromolecules 43 2010 10612
28. M.D. Lefebvre, C.M. Dettmer, R.L. McSwain, C. Xu, J.R. Davila, and R.J. Composto Macromolecules 38 2005 10494
29. R. Wang, W. Li, Y. Luo, B. Li, A. Shi, and S. Zhu Macromolecules 42 2009 2275
30. P.K. Janert, and M. Schick Macromolecules 30 1997 3916
31. M.D. Lefebvre, M. Olvera de la Cruz, and K.R. Shull Macromolecules 37 2004 1118
32. R. Jiang, Q. Jin, B. Li, D. Ding, R.A. Wickham, and A. Shi Macromolecules 41 2008 5457
33. S. Ji, and J. Ding Langmuir 22 2006 553
34. Z. Yang, Z. Pan, L. Zhang, and H. Liang Polymer 51 2010 2795
35. A. Sariban, and K.J. Binder Chem Phys 86 1987 5859
36. N. Metropolis, A.W. Rosenbluth, M.N. Rosenbluth, A.H. Teller, and E.J. Teller Chem Phys 21 1953 1087
37. T. Pakula, and K. Matyjaszewski Macromol Theory Simul 5 1996 987
38. Y. Lee, J.K. Kim, C.H. Chiu, Y.K. Lan, and C.I. Huang Polymer 50 2009 4944
39. T. Pakula, K. Karatasos, S.H. Anastasiadis, and G. Fytas Macromolecules 30 1997 8463
40. W.H. Jo, and S.H. Kim Macromolecules 29 1996 7204
41. M. Teubner, and R.J. Strey Chem Phys 87 1987 3195
42. T.L. Morkved, B.R. Chapman, F.S. Bates, T.P. Lodge, P. Stepanek, and K. Almdal Faraday Discuss 112 1999 335
43. T.S. Jain, and J.J. de Pablo J Chem Phys 118 2003 4226
44. A. Werner, F. Schmid, M. Müller, and K. Binder Phys Rev E 59 1999 728
45. A. Werner, F. Schmid, M. Müller, and K.J. Binder Chem Phys 107 1997 8175
46. R.L.C. Vink, J. Horbach, and K.J. Binder Chem Phys 122 2005 134905
47. R.J. Podgornik Stat Phys 78 1995 1175
48. W. Shi, and H.J. Guo Phys Chem B 114 2010 6365
49. M. Laradji, and O.G. Mouritsen J Chem Phys 112 2000 8621
50. L. Rekvig, B. Hafskjold, and B.J. Smit Chem Phys 120 2004 4897
51. G.S. Grest, M.D. Lacasse, K. Kremer, and A.M. Gupta J Chem Phys 105 1996 10583
52. M.A. Hillmyer, W.W. Maurer, T.P. Lodge, F.S. Bates, and K.J. Almdal Phys Chem B 103 1999 4814
53. R.G. Larson Macromolecules 27 1994 4198 4203
54. H. Guo, and K.J. Kremer Chem Phys 119 2003 9308
55. O.N. Vassiliev, and M.W. Matsen J Chem Phys 118 2003 7700
56. T. Pan, K. Huang, A.C. Balazs, M.S. Kunz, A.M. Mayes, and T.P. Russell Macromolecules 26 1993 2860
57. N. Zhou, T.P. Lodge, and F.S. Bates J Phys Chem B 110 2006 3979
58. H. Tanaka, and T. Hashimoto Macromolecules 24 1991 5713
59. N. Torikai, N. Takabayashi, I. Noda, S. Koizumi, Y. Morii, and Y. Matsushita Macromolecules 30 1997 5698
60. M. Dadmun Macromolecules 29 1996 3868
61. M.P. Stoykovich, E.W. Edwards, H.H. Solak, and P.F. Nealey Phys Rev Lett 97 2006 147802
62. J.S. Higgins, and H.C. Benoit Polymers and neutron scattering 1994 Oxford University Press New York
63. J. Noolandi, and K.M. Hong Macromolecules 15 1982 482
64. J. Noolandi, and K.M. Hong Macromolecules 17 1984 1531
65. S.H. Anastasiadis, I. Gancarz, and J.T. Koberstein Macromolecules 22 1989 1449
66. H. Retsos, I. Margiolaki, A. Messaritaki, and S.H. Anastasiadis Macromolecules 34 2001 5295
67. S. Jouenne, J.A. Gonzlez-Len, A. Ruzette, P. Lodefier, S. Tenc-Girault, and L. Leibler Macromolecules 40 2007 2432
68. J. Yang, M.A. Winnik, and T. Pakula Macromol Theory Simul 14 2005 9
69. M. Doi, and S.F. Edwards The theory of polymer dynamics 1986 Clarendon Press Oxford
70. A.J. Nedoma, P. Lai, A. Jackson, M.L. Robertson, and N.P. Balsara Macromolecules 43 2010 7852