Polystyrene-block-poly(n-butyl acrylate)-block-polystyrene Triblock Copolymer Thermoplastic Elastomer Synthesized via RAFT Emulsion Polymerization
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A series of well-controlled polystyrene- b -poly( n -butyl acrylate)- b -polystyrene triblock copolymers were prepared by emulsion polymerization with a carefully designed amphiphilic macroRAFT (reversible addition−fragmentation chain transfer) agent. The triblock copolymers were produced within four hours and only a few percent of dead chains were estimated. Tensile strength of the materials was a function of composition only and it increased linearly with polystyrene composition up to 50 wt %. The ultimate tensile strength reached 10 MPa with an elongation at break of 500% at the polystyrene composition of 40−50 wt %.
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The same group demonstrated that this method could be used as a promising approach to synthesize thermoplastic elastomer materials.
“Furthermore, the same group demonstrated that this method could be used as a promising approach to synthesize thermoplastic elastomer materials [36].”
From Block Copolymers: Synthesis, Self-Assembly, and Applications (2017) · cites this paper as [36]
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- Authors
- Luo, Y., Wang, X., Zhu, Y., Li, B.-G., & Zhu, S.
- Affiliations
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering (CN)
- McMaster University (CA)
- Corresponding author
- Luo, Yingwu
- Li, Bo-Geng
- Zhu, Shiping
- Venue
- Macromolecules
- Publisher
- American Chemical Society (ACS)
- Published
- 2010-08-17
- Volume
- 43
- Issue
- 18
- Pages
- 7472-7481
- ISSN
- 0024-9297 (ISSN-L)
- 1520-5835
- OpenAlex
- W2066658415
- Cited by
- 138
- References
- 67
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- FWCI
- 3.49
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Macromolecules (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Chemistry › Organic Chemistry › Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization
- Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Materials Chemistry › Block Copolymer Self-Assembly
- Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Biomaterials › biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties
- Keywords
- triblock copolymers, thermoplastic elastomers, RAFT polymerization, emulsion polymerization, tensile strength, elongation at break
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