Hydrogen bonded block copolymer systems : from microphase separation in solid state to self-assembly in aqueous solutions Guo, Qipeng, Hameed, Nishar and Salim, Nisa V. 2011, Hydrogen bonded block copolymer systems : from microphase separation in solid state to self-assembly in aqueous solutions, in Proceedings of the 32nd Australasian Polymer Symposium, [The Symposium], [Sydney, N. S. W.]. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Hydrogen bonded block copolymer systems : from microphase separation in solid state to self-assembly in aqueous solutions Author(s) Guo, Qipeng orcid.org/0000-0001-7113-651X Hameed, Nishar Salim, Nisa V. Conference name Australasian Polymer Symposium (32nd : 2011 : Sydney, N. S. W.) Conference location Sydney, N. S. W. Conference dates 13-16 Feb. 2011 Title of proceedings Proceedings of the 32nd Australasian Polymer Symposium Editor(s) [Unknown] Publication date 2011 Conference series Australasian Polymer Symposium Publisher [The Symposium] Place of publication [Sydney, N. S. W.] Summary Block copolymer systems with hydrogen bonding interactions have received relatively little attention. Recently, we have investigated the self-assembly and phase separation in such block copolymer systems with an attempt to elucidate the role of hydrogen bonding interactions both theoretically and experimentally [1-4]. In A-b-B/C diblock copolymer/homopolymer systems, the phase behavior was theoretically analyzed according to the random phase approximation and correlated with hydrogen bonding interactions in terms of the difference in inter-association constants (K). To examine how the hydrogen bonding determines the self-assembly and morphological transitions in these systems, we have introduced the K values as a new variable into the phase diagram which we established for the first time (Fig. 1). Multiple vesicular morphologies were formed in aqueous solution of A-b-B/A-b-C diblock copolymer complexes of PS-b-PAA and PS-b-PEO. Interconnected compound vesicles (ICCVs) were observed for the first time as a new morphology (Fig. 2), along with other aggregated nanostructures including vesicles, multilamellar vesicles, thick-walled vesicles and irregular aggregates. Complexation of two amphiphilic diblock copolymers provides a viable approach to vesicles in aqueous media. Language eng Field of Research 091209 Polymers and Plastics Socio Economic Objective 870303 Polymeric Materials (e.g. Paints) HERDC Research category E3 Extract of paper Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30042285 Document type: Conference Paper Collections: Centre for Material and Fibre Innovation GTP Research   Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Tue, 14 Feb 2012, 15:29:44 EST Wed, 21 Mar 2012, 14:16:46 EST Wed, 21 Mar 2012, 14:19:09 EST Wed, 16 May 2012, 09:11:24 EST Wed, 16 May 2012, 09:56:55 EST Fri, 17 Oct 2014, 11:19:39 EST Fri, 06 Feb 2015, 10:52:07 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 0 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 175 Abstract Views, 2 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Tue, 14 Feb 2012, 15:29:43 EST