Anisotropic and Interconnected Nanoporous Materials from Randomly End-Linked Copolymer Networks

Zeng, Di; Ribbe, Alexander; Hayward, Ryan C.

doi:10.1021/acs.macromol.7b00007

Anisotropic and Interconnected Nanoporous Materials from Randomly End-Linked Copolymer Networks

Journal Article · Tue Jun 06 00:00:00 EDT 2017 · Macromolecules

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.7b00007· OSTI ID:1599587

Zeng, Di ^[1]; Ribbe, Alexander ^[2]; ^[2]

Univ. of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA (United States); University of Massachusetts Amherst
Univ. of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA (United States)

Microphase separation within randomly end-linked copolymer networks (RECNs) provides access to disordered bicontinuous morphologies over a wide composition range of the constituent network strands. Here, we rely on end-linking of telechelic hydroxyl-terminated polystyrene (PS) and poly(D,Llactide) (PLA) chains of equal molecular weight, with a tetrafunctional isocyanate cross-linker in a good solvent for both strands, followed by solvent removal to induce microphase separation, and finally etching of the PLA phase to yield nanoporous materials. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) tomographic reconstructed 3D images along with gravimetric measurements and small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) indicate the formation of highly interconnected structures over a range of ~40-70 vol % of PLA, while N2 adsorption measurements indicate narrowly distributed pore sizes that can be tuned by varying the strand molecular weights. Stretching of the PS/PLA copolymer networks above the glass transition temperatures of both components prior to etching the PLA phase provides a straightforward means to introduce controlled anisotropy into the 3D interconnected porous materials.

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Research Organization:: Univ. of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0016208

OSTI ID:: 1599587

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1534761

Journal Information:: Macromolecules, Journal Name: Macromolecules Journal Issue: 12 Vol. 50; ISSN 0024-9297

Publisher:: American Chemical SocietyCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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