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1. Molecular Design of a Discrete Oligosaccharide-block-Oligodimethylsiloxane System: Toward Microphase Separation with 1 nm Domain Size and Angstrom-Scale Size Control

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Nishimura, Taiki, Lee, Chaehun, Nunokawa, Ryosuke, Cheng, Yu-Hung, Li, Feng, Yamamoto, Takuya, Tajima, Kenji, Borsali, Redouane, Chen, Hsin-Lung, Satoh, Toshifumi, and Isono, Takuya

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Herein, we present a novel discrete block copolymer (BCP) system consisting of oligodimethylsiloxane and maltooligosaccharide in which the polymerization degrees of both blocks can be modulated at one-monomer resolution, allowing synthetic access to a discrete BCP with degree series of polymerization. The thiol–ene reaction of α,ω-diallyl-functionalized oligodimethylsiloxanes with thiol-functionalized maltooligosaccharides readily accessed the discrete BCPs. Small-angle X-ray scattering revealed microphase-separated lamellar structures with dof 3.59–4.99 nm depending on the degree of polymerization, among the smallest ever reported in sugar-based BCPs. Moreover, the d-value was precisely controlled on the scales of 0.4–0.5 Å and 0.59–0.85 nm by increasing or decreasing the monomeric glucose and dimethylsiloxane units, respectively. In addition, we discovered that the degree of polymerization, linker structure, and molecular weight distribution significantly impact the dimensions and structural stability of the BCPs.

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2025
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20. Accessing the Frank–Kasper Phase of Block Copolymer via Selective Incorporation of Metal Salt

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Hsiao, Yu-Jung, Huang, Zi-En, Sahare, Aditya, Chen, Meng-Zhe, Lin, Yu-Hsuan, and Chen, Hsin-Lung

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The formation of Frank–Kasper (FK) phase in block copolymers (BCPs) has been achieved through delicate design of the chemical structure and architecture of the BCP, as well as by blending with homopolymer or another BCP component. Here, we report a new approach of generating FK phase via selective incorporation of a metal salt into a BCP. Specifically, the selective incorporation of lithium perchlorate (LiClO4) into the poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) domain of a cylinder-forming poly(ethylene oxide)-block-poly(1,2-butadiene) (PEO-b-PB) was found to create a window for the spherical phase at the higher temperature, in which the micelles packed preferentially into FK σ phase or dodecagonal quasicrystal (DDQC). The addition of a bivalent salt, magnesium perchlorate (Mg(ClO4)2), expanded the spherical phase window further, where the micelles still preferred packing in the σ and DDQC phases. Nevertheless, with sufficiently high Mg(ClO4)2concentration, the micelles were found to organize into the Laves C14 phase instead of recovering the DDQC and σ phases during cooling from the disordered micelle phase. We proposed that the preferential solubilization of salt in the PEO core increased the effective interaction parameter of the BCP, leading to greater stretching of the constituent blocks due to the formation of a larger core. The increased tendency to reduce the conformational free energy penalty of the coronal blocks facilitated the access of spherical phase at higher core volume fractions, thereby promoting the micelle organization into FK phases. The present study highlights the effectiveness of metal salts in promoting the complex packing of BCP micelles, providing a simple alternative for modulating the structure of spherical phase.

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2024
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21. Highly Stretchable Free-Standing Poly(acrylic acid)-block-poly(vinyl alcohol) Films Obtained from Cobalt-Mediated Radical Polymerization

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Wang, Fu-Sheng, Wang, Tzu-Fang, Lu, Hung-Hsun, Ao-Ieong, Wai-Sam, Wang, Jane, Chen, Hsin-Lung, and Peng, Chi-How

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The block copolymers of poly(acrylic acid)-b-poly(vinyl alcohol) (PAA-b-PVA) were obtained from the hydrolysis of poly(methyl acrylate)-b-poly(vinyl acetate) (PMA-b-PVAc), which was synthesized by cobalt-mediated radical polymerization (CMRP) using the cobalt(II) porphyrin complex (CoII(TMP)) as the mediator. The mechanical properties of the PAA-b-PVA free-standing films could be tuned by the pH of the aqueous solution used to cast the films. The block copolymer films showed a much higher tensile strain and fractural tensile strength than the films prepared from the blends of PAA and PVA homopolymers. FTIR and morphological characterizations suggested that the tensile properties of the films were governed by both the hydrogen bonding between PVA and PAA that led to interpolymer complexation and the phase-separated morphology. For a given type of material, the greater extent of interpolymer complexation attained at lower solution pH led to the film with better tensile properties. The difference in the length scale of phase separation was responsible for the large difference in the tensile properties between block copolymer and blend films, where the characteristic nanostructure formed in the block copolymer prescribed a considerably larger amount of interface which enhanced the tensile properties significantly.

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2024
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45. Crystal Orientation Change and Its Origin in One-Dimensional Nanoconfinement Constructed by Polystyrene-block-poly(ethylene oxide) Single Crystal Mats

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Hsiao, Ming-Siao, primary, Zheng, Joseph X., additional, Leng, Siwei, additional, Van Horn, Ryan M., additional, Quirk, Roderic P., additional, Thomas, Edwin L., additional, Chen, Hsin-Lung, additional, Hsiao, Benjamin S., additional, Rong, Lixia, additional, Lotz, Bernard, additional, and Cheng, Stephen Z. D., additional

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2008
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