Simulation study of aggregate morphologies formed by ABC linear triblock copolymers in a selective solvent through the self‐consistent field theory |
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| Authors: | Zengwei Ma Wei Jiang |
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| Institution: | 1. State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, People's Republic of China;2. Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100039, People's Republic of China |
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| Abstract: | The effect of the hydrophobic properties of blocks B and C on the aggregate morphologies formed by ABC linear triblock copolymers in selective solvent was studied through the self‐consistent field theory. Five typical micelles, such as core‐shell‐corona, hamburger‐like, segmented‐wormlike, were obtained by changing the hydrophobic properties of blocks B and C. The simulation results indicate that the shape and size of micelle are basically controlled by the hydrophobic degree of the middle block B, whereas the type of micelle is mainly determined by the hydrophobic degree of the end block C. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 47: 484–492, 2009 |
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| Keywords: | hydrophobic properties micelles SCFT simulation self‐assembly simulations triblock copolymer |
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