Self-assembly of poly(vinylidene fluoride)–polystyrene block copolymers in solution: Effects of the length of polystyrene block and solvent compositions

Yao Wu; Lei Chen; Xiuyun Sun; Jie Xu; Guangxin Gu; Jieshu Qian

Journal of Saudi Chemical Society (Sep 2017)

Self-assembly of poly(vinylidene fluoride)–polystyrene block copolymers in solution: Effects of the length of polystyrene block and solvent compositions

Yao Wu,
Lei Chen,
Xiuyun Sun,
Jie Xu,
Guangxin Gu,
Jieshu Qian

Affiliations

Yao Wu: School of Environmental and Biological Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Xiao Ling Wei 200, Nanjing 210094, PR China; Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Chemical Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, PR China
Lei Chen: School of Environmental and Biological Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Xiao Ling Wei 200, Nanjing 210094, PR China; Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Chemical Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, PR China
Xiuyun Sun: School of Environmental and Biological Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Xiao Ling Wei 200, Nanjing 210094, PR China; Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Chemical Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, PR China
Jie Xu: Department of Materials Science, Fudan University, 220 Handan Road, Shanghai 200433, PR China
Guangxin Gu: Department of Materials Science, Fudan University, 220 Handan Road, Shanghai 200433, PR China; Corresponding authors at: School of Environmental and Biological Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Xiao Ling Wei 200, Nanjing 210094, PR China. Fax: +86 25 84315352 (J. Qian). Department of Materials Science, Fudan University, 220 Handan Road, Shanghai 200433, PR China. Fax: +86 21 65648837 (G. Gu).
Jieshu Qian: School of Environmental and Biological Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Xiao Ling Wei 200, Nanjing 210094, PR China; Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Chemical Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, PR China; Corresponding authors at: School of Environmental and Biological Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Xiao Ling Wei 200, Nanjing 210094, PR China. Fax: +86 25 84315352 (J. Qian). Department of Materials Science, Fudan University, 220 Handan Road, Shanghai 200433, PR China. Fax: +86 21 65648837 (G. Gu).

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 21, no. 6
pp. 713 – 719

Abstract

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We report the first preliminary and extensive study on the solution self-assembly behaviors of poly(vinylidene fluoride)–b-polystyrene (PVDF–PS) block copolymers. The two PVDF–PS polymers we examined have the same length of PVDF block with number averaged repeating unit of 180, but distinctly different lengths of PS block with number averaged repeating unit of 125 and 1202. The self-assembly experiments were carried out in a series of mixture solutions containing a good solvent N,N-dimethylformamide and a selective solvent with different ratios. Our results showed that the self-assembly process was greatly affected by the two factors we examined, i.e. the length of the PS block and the solvent composition. We hope that our study could stimulate more research on the self-assembly of PVDF-containing polymers in solution. Keywords: Self-assembly, Block copolymers, Poly(vinylidene fluoride)

Published in Journal of Saudi Chemical Society

ISSN: 1319-6103 (Print)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Saudi Arabia
LCC subjects: Science: Chemistry
Website: https://link.springer.com/journal/44442

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