Blockiness and sequence polydispersity effects on the phase behavior and interfacial properties of gradient copolymers

V Ganesan, NA Kumar, V Pryamitsyn - Macromolecules, 2012 - ACS Publications
We consider the influence of sequence polydispersity upon the phase behavior and
interfacial characteristics of gradient copolymers. By adapting the algorithmic procedure …

Gradient copolymers–Preparation, properties and practice

MM Alam, KS Jack, DJT Hill, AK Whittaker… - European Polymer …, 2019 - Elsevier
Gradient copolymers are members of a unique class of copolymer in which the monomer
composition changes gradually from one end of the polymer chain to the other. In general …

Interfacial activity of gradient copolymers

KR Shull - Macromolecules, 2002 - ACS Publications
Numerical self-consistent field (SCF) theory is used to study the equilibrium segregation of
A/B gradient copolymers to the interface between immiscible A and B homopolymers. A …

Effect of Gradient Sequencing on Copolymer Order–Disorder Transitions: Phase Behavior of Styrene/n-Butyl Acrylate Block and Gradient Copolymers

MM Mok, CJ Ellison, JM Torkelson - Macromolecules, 2011 - ACS Publications
We investigate the effect of gradient sequence distribution in copolymers on order–disorder
transitions, using rheometry and small-angle X-ray scattering to compare the phase …

Phase behavior of gradient copolymers

R Jiang, Q Jin, B Li, D Ding, RA Wickham… - Macromolecules, 2008 - ACS Publications
A multiblock model is developed for the study of the phase behavior of gradient copolymers.
The model is able to describe gradient copolymer chains with arbitrary composition profiles …

Phase behavior of ternary homopolymer/gradient copolymer blends

R Wang, W Li, Y Luo, BG Li, AC Shi, S Zhu - Macromolecules, 2009 - ACS Publications
The phase behavior of ternary homopolymer/gradient copolymer blends is studied
theoretically using a multiblock model of gradient copolymers. Critical lines and Lifshitz …

Gradient copolymers

U Beginn - Colloid and polymer science, 2008 - Springer
Gradient copolymers represent a relative new class of copolymers containing at least one
section of the macromolecule where the chemical composition continuously changes along …

Phase segregation in gradient copolymer melts

MD Lefebvre, M Olvera de La Cruz, KR Shull - Macromolecules, 2004 - ACS Publications
Local segregation in melts of copolymers with composition gradients along their backbones
is analyzed. The transition to a lamellar periodic structure as the effective degree of …

Gradients in homopolymers, blends, and copolymers

CF Jasso-Gastinel - Modification of Polymer Properties, 2017 - Elsevier
In homopolymers with additives, blends, and copolymers, synergism can be accomplished
in the structure/property/cost relationships if a proper gradient in components compositions …

Phase behavior of gradient copolymer solutions: a Monte Carlo simulation study

G Pandav, V Pryamitsyn, KC Gallow, YL Loo, J Genzer… - Soft Matter, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
We use computer simulations to study the phase separation behavior of amphiphilic linear
gradient copolymer solution under poor solvent conditions. Using the bond fluctuation model …