NDLI: Gradient composition distribution in poly(2,6-dimethylphenylene oxide)/polystyrene blend nanorods

Content Provider	Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Author	Takahara, Atsushi Su, Zhaohui Wu, Hui
Copyright Year	2011
Abstract	We report formation of nanorods that exhibit a gradient distribution of poly(2,6-dimethylphenylene oxide) and polystyrene (PPO and PS), i.e., the PPO weight fractions in the nanorods increase from top to bottom along the long axis of the nanorods. PPO/PS nanorods with various diameters were prepared by infiltrating porous anodic aluminium oxide (AAO) templates with polymer blend melts. Their morphology was investigated by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). The gradient distribution of polymer blends in the nanopores is governed by (1) the viscosity difference between the two polymers and (2) the pore diameter. This remains true although PPO/PS blends are compatible in the segmental level. For various diameter nanorods made of PPO/PS blends, the PPO content decreased as the rod diameter became smaller owing to the increased confinement imposed by the nanopores. This leads to a higher rate of capillary rise in smaller nanopores.
Starting Page	1868
Ending Page	1873
Page Count	6
File Format	HTM / HTML PDF
ISSN	1744683X
Volume Number	7
Issue Number	5
Journal	Soft Matter
DOI	10.1039/c0sm00968g
Language	English
Publisher	Royal Society of Chemistry
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Aluminium oxide Viscosity Capillary action Fourier Polymer Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy Polystyrene AAO
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Chemistry Condensed Matter Physics

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Gradient composition distribution in poly(2,6-dimethylphenylene oxide)/polystyrene blend nanorods