Ionic complexation of endblock-sulfonated thermoplastic elastomers and their physical gels for improved thermomechanical performance

Yan, Jiaqi; Yan, Shaoyi; Tilly, Joseph C.; Ko, Yeongun; Lee, Byeongdu; Spontak, Richard J.

doi:10.1016/j.jcis.2020.02.007

Ionic complexation of endblock-sulfonated thermoplastic elastomers and their physical gels for improved thermomechanical performance

Journal Article · Fri May 01 00:00:00 EDT 2020 · Journal of Colloid and Interface Science

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2020.02.007· OSTI ID:1632318

Yan, Jiaqi ^[1]; Yan, Shaoyi ^[2]; Tilly, Joseph C. ^[1]; Ko, Yeongun ^[1]; Lee, Byeongdu ^[3]; ^[4]

North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC (United States). Dept. of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC (United States). Dept. of Materials Science & Engineering
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Advanced Photon Source (APS)
North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC (United States). Dept. of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, and Dept. of Materials Science & Engineering

Thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) composed of nonpolar triblock copolymers constitute a broadly important class of (re)processable network-forming macromolecules employed in ubiquitous commercial applications. Physical gelation of these materials in the presence of a low-volatility oil that is midblock-selective yields tunably soft TPE gels (TPEGs) that are suitable for emergent technologies ranging from electroactive, phase-change and shape-memory responsive media to patternable soft substrates for flexible electronics and microfluidics. Many of the high-volume TPEs used for these purposes possess styrenic endblocks that are inherently limited by a relatively low glass transition temperature. To mitigate this shortcoming, we sulfonate and subsequently complex (and physically crosslink) the endblocks with trivalent Al3+ ions. Doing so reduces the effective hydrophilicity of the sulfonated endblocks, as evidenced by water uptake measurements, while concurrently enhancing the thermomechanical stability of the corresponding TPEGs. Chemical modification results, as well as morphological and property development, are investigated as functions of the degree of sulfonation, complexation and TPEG composition. (C) 2020 Published by Elsevier Inc.

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Research Organization:: Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: National Science Foundation (NSF); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Scientific User Facilities Division

Contributing Organization:: Freudenberg Group, Weinheim (Germany). Performance Materials; North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC (United States)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357

OSTI ID:: 1632318

Journal Information:: Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, Journal Name: Journal of Colloid and Interface Science Journal Issue: C Vol. 567; ISSN 0021-9797

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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