Synthesis and self-assembly of copolymers

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dc.contributor.advisorLiu, Guojun
dc.contributor.authorHurd, Jeff Allen
dc.date.accessioned2005-08-16T17:03:34Z
dc.date.available2005-08-16T17:03:34Z
dc.date.issued2004
dc.descriptionBibliography: p. 157-162en
dc.description.abstractThis research outlines the preparation of nanostructured materials by the self­assembly of functional block copolymers in both the bulk phase and in solution. The polymer poly(solketal methacrylate )-block-poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate )-block­poly(allyl methacrylate) [PSMA-b-PHEMA-b-PAMA] was prepared by sequential living anionic polymerization and formed spherical mixed corona micelles in toluene with the PSMA and PAMA blocks sharing the corona of the micelles. Following partial cinnamation of the HEMA block to CEMA, permanent nanospheres were formed by photo­dimerization of the core CEMA moieties. Tellurium mediated living radical polymerization (TERP) was shown to be useful in the controlled polymerization of the homopolymer poly(N-isopropyl acrylamide) (PNIP AM), the random copolymer [P(NIP AM-r-AA)] and the block copolymer PNIPAM­b-PHEA-TMS, where AA denotes acrylic acid and PHEA-TMS denotes poly(2- trimethylsilylethyl acrylate). The PHEA block of the diblock copolymer was fully cinnamated to give [PNIPAM-b-PCEA], with a PNIPAM volume fraction of 29.6%. The bulk phase morphology of the PNIPAM-b-PCEA copolymer revealed that the PNIPAM block formed cylindrical domains within a matrix of PCEA.en
dc.format.extentxix, 162 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.en
dc.identifier.citationHurd, J. A. (2004). Synthesis and self-assembly of copolymers (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/11907en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/11907
dc.identifier.isbn0612975347en
dc.identifier.lccAC1 .T484 2004 H87en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/41616
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
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dc.titleSynthesis and self-assembly of copolymers
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineChemistry
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (MSc)
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ucalgary.thesis.accessionTheses Collection 58.002:Box 1508 520492025
ucalgary.thesis.notesUARCen
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