Is the “Bricks-and-Mortar” Mesophase Bicontinuous? Dynamic Simulations of Miktoarm Block Copolymer/Homopolymer Blends

Bezik, Cody T.; Mysona, Joshua A.; Schneider, Ludwig; Ramírez-Hernández, Abelardo; Müller, Marcus; de Pablo, Juan J.

doi:10.1021/acs.macromol.1c01763

Is the “Bricks-and-Mortar” Mesophase Bicontinuous? Dynamic Simulations of Miktoarm Block Copolymer/Homopolymer Blends

Journal Article · 28 January 2022 · Macromolecules

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.1c01763· OSTI ID:1981947

^[1]; Mysona, Joshua A. ^[1]; ^[1]; ^[2]; ^[3]; ^[1]

Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
Department of Biomedical Engineering and Chemical Engineering, The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas 78249, United States
Institute for Theoretical Physics, Georg-August-University, Göttingen 37077, Germany

Not provided.

Research Organization:: Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Argonne Leadership Computing Facility (ALCF)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

DOE Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357

OSTI ID:: 1981947

Journal Information:: Macromolecules, Vol. 55, Issue 3; ISSN 0024-9297

Publisher:: American Chemical Society

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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