Issue 17, 2013
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Soft Matter

Thin film confinement of a spherical block copolymervia forced assembly co-extrusion†

Tiffani M. Burt,ab   Seyedali Monemian,a   Alex M. Jordanab  and  LaShanda T. J. Korley*ab  

* Corresponding authors

a Department of Macromolecular Science and Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106-7202, USA
E-mail: ltk13@case.edu

b Center for Layered Polymeric Systems, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106-7202, USA

Abstract

A spherical, block copolymer (BCP) with a statistical mid-block was investigated under confinement via forced assembly co-extrusion. This approach provided a continuous methodology to investigate the effect of layer thickness and substrate on the morphology of a unique self-assembling material. It was demonstrated that substrate interactions and layer thickness can promote long-range ordering for use in highly diverse nanotechnology applications.

Graphical abstract: Thin film confinement of a spherical block copolymer via forced assembly co-extrusion

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C3SM27797F
Article type
Communication
Submitted
05 Dec 2012
Accepted
12 Mar 2013
First published
19 Mar 2013

Soft Matter, 2013,9, 4381-4385

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Thin film confinement of a spherical block copolymer via forced assembly co-extrusion

T. M. Burt, S. Monemian, A. M. Jordan and L. T. J. Korley, Soft Matter, 2013, 9, 4381 DOI: 10.1039/C3SM27797F

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