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The main purpose of this PhD thesis was the synthesis of linear asymmetric triblock copolymers of the ABA’ type (Α and A’:PS, B:PI or PDMS) and asymmetric miktoarm star-copolymer A(BA’)n type (Α and A’:PS, B:PI or PDMS) where n = 2 and 3. Eighteen (18) samples were synthesized which were categorized in six different sets depending on the overall mass fraction of the polystyrene (PS+PS’), fPS:•Three (3) samples of the PS-(PI-PS’)n type where n = 1,2,3 and fPS = 0,40•Three (3) samples of the PS-(PI-PS’)n type where n = 1,2,3 and fPS = 0,50•Three (3) samples of the PS-(PI-PS’)n type where n = 1,2,3 and fPS = 0,60•Three (3) samples of the PS-(PI-PS’)n type where n = 1,2,3 and fPS = 0,70•Three (3) samples of the PS-(PI-PS’)n type where n = 1,2,3 and fPS = 0,80•Three (3) samples of the PS-(PDMS-PS’)n type where n = 1,2,3 and fPS = 0,75The main aspect was the synthesis of polymers exhibiting high molecular and compositional homogeneity. The preparation of these materials was achieved v ...
The main purpose of this PhD thesis was the synthesis of linear asymmetric triblock copolymers of the ABA’ type (Α and A’:PS, B:PI or PDMS) and asymmetric miktoarm star-copolymer A(BA’)n type (Α and A’:PS, B:PI or PDMS) where n = 2 and 3. Eighteen (18) samples were synthesized which were categorized in six different sets depending on the overall mass fraction of the polystyrene (PS+PS’), fPS:•Three (3) samples of the PS-(PI-PS’)n type where n = 1,2,3 and fPS = 0,40•Three (3) samples of the PS-(PI-PS’)n type where n = 1,2,3 and fPS = 0,50•Three (3) samples of the PS-(PI-PS’)n type where n = 1,2,3 and fPS = 0,60•Three (3) samples of the PS-(PI-PS’)n type where n = 1,2,3 and fPS = 0,70•Three (3) samples of the PS-(PI-PS’)n type where n = 1,2,3 and fPS = 0,80•Three (3) samples of the PS-(PDMS-PS’)n type where n = 1,2,3 and fPS = 0,75The main aspect was the synthesis of polymers exhibiting high molecular and compositional homogeneity. The preparation of these materials was achieved via anionic polymerization, sequential addition of monomers in combination with chlorosilane chemistry. Through the appropriate chlorosilane the conversion of the living ends to the corresponding chlorosilyl reactive centres was accomplished. By adopting the approach of anionic polymerization and high vacuum techniques unique control of all the initial, intermediate and final products is handled due to lack of termination reactions.The molecular and thermal characterization of the final materials was achieved via size exclusion chromatography (SEC), membrane osmometry (MO), 1H-nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (1H-NMR) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) leading to the conclusion that they can be considered model polymers exhibited high molecular and compositional homogeneity whereas the thermal transitions indicated the absence of mixing since the corresponding values were almost identical with those of the relative homopolymers. The morphological characterization was accomplished with transmission electron microscopy (TEM) for all final samples and small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) for eight out of the eighteen samples. The results indicated that that the phase diagram is dramatically shifted for the asymmetric miktoarm star block copolymers to produce ordered phases for both segments in all cases. The TEM and SAXS results verified the theoretically predicted phase diagram for the asymmetric miktoarm star block copolymers of the Α(ΒΑ’)3 type for high values of the asymmetry parameter (τ).Finally, a mechanical properties study through tensile testing was accomplished for eight out of the eighteen samples. The results showed that the mechanical behavior of such asymmetric miktoarm star block copolymers is intrinsically determined by the molecular architecture for high values of the asymmetry parameter (τ).
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