Micelles made from linear polystyrene‐block‐polyisoprene (PS/PI) in decane are spherical. The differences in the structure of micelles made from linear and cyclic PS/PI were investigated using small‐angle X‐ray scattering at rest and under shear flow. The effect of shear revealed that micelles made from cyclic copolymer chains have an elongated shape, which was confirmed by transmission electron microscopy. The cyclization of diblock copolymer chains is thus a new method to control the micellar morphology.
Elastomers are soft materials that can be reinforced by dispersing into them nanosized solid particles. Common examples of the latter are silica or carbon black aggregates. However, the mechanism of reinforcement is still not yet fully understood. Our work consists in investigating by small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) the structure of the aggregate network spreading throughout the matrix in the initial sample and its modification during and after straining (elongation). The goal is to relate the macroscopic mechanical behaviour with the structure of the aggregate network. The present paper is a qualitative overview of recent results obtained on well defined composites. 相似文献
Summary: Supramolecular interaction of fully methylated hyperbranched polyethylenimines (PEI) with a mesogen‐based carboxylic acid, 5‐(p‐cyanobiphenoxy)pentanoic acid, results in the formation of supramolecular complexes exhibiting thermotropic liquid crystalline (LC) mesophases. In contrast to the common smectic mesophases of most dendritic LC polymers, nematic LC phases were observed. The complexation of PEI and the mesogen units is due to electrostatic interaction between the carboxylate groups and the ammonium end groups of PEI. LC properties were investigated by a combination of differential scanning calorimetry, polarizing light optical microscopy, and X‐ray diffractometry.
Schematic illustration of the supramolecular assembly of CBPA with PEIMe backbone. 相似文献
