Developments in Block Copolymer Science and Technology

Focuses on recent advances in research on block copolymers, covering chemistry (synthesis), physics (phase behaviors, rheology, modeling), and applications (melts and solutions). Written by a team of internationally respected scientists from industry and academia, this text compiles and reviews the expanse of research that has taken place over the last five years into one accessible resource.

• Ian Hamley is the world-leading scientist in the field of block copolymer research
• Presents the recent advances in the area, covering chemistry, physics and applications.
• Provides a broad coverage from synthesis to fundamental physics through to applications
• Examines the potential of block copolymers in nanotechnology as self-assembling soft materials

List of Contributors vi

Preface xi

1 Introduction to Block Copolymers 1
Ian W. Hamley

2 Recent Developments in Synthesis of Model Block Copolymers using Ionic Polymerisation 31
Kristoffer Almdut

3 Syntheses and Characterizations of Block Copolymers Prepared via Controlled Radical Polymerization Methods 71
Pan Cai-yuan and Hong Chun-van

4 Melt Behaviour of Block Copolymers 127
Shinichi Sakurai, Shigeru Okamoto and Kazuo Sakurai

5 Plase Behavior of Block Copolymer Blends 159
Richard J. Spontak und Nikunj P. Patel

6 Crystallization within Block Copolymer Mesophases 213
Yuch-Lin Loo and Richard A. Register

7 Dynamical Microphase Modelling with Mesodyn 245
JG.E. M. Fraaije. G.J.A. Sevink and A. V. ZvelindovSĀJ

8 Self-consistent Field Theory of Block Copolymers 265
An-Chang Shi

9 Lithography with Self-assembled Block Copolymer Microdomains 295
Christopher Harrison, John A. Dagata and Douglas H. Adamson

10 Applications of Block Copolymer Surfactants 325
Michael W. Edens and Robert H. Whitmarsh

11 The Development of Elastomers Based on Fully Hydrogenated Styrene Diene Block Copolymers 341
Calvin P. Esneault, Stephen F. Hahn and Gregory F. Meyers

Index 363

"The book is highly recommendable for graduate students and researchers in polymer science." (TPE Magazine, March 2010)

"This book would be ideal for any polymerist working in the field. It would also serve as a graduate level text on the subject." (Materials & Manufacturing Processes, June/July 2006)

"This book appears to be a useful and timely treatise discussing recent developments." (Polymer News)

“This volume aims to bring together significant recent advances on this topic….” (Apollit, 2005)

Ian W. Hamley is the editor of Developments in Block Copolymer Science and Technology, published by Wiley. Block copolymers are useful in many applications where a number of different polymers are connected together to yield a material with hybrid properties. These materials are used for example as melt processable plastics, detergents in solution, compatibilizers and adhesives. This volume aims to bring together significant recent advances on this topic, such as developments in computer modelling, thin film morphology characterization, nanoscience and technology applications. In addition, it covers new polymerization methods that have been introduced leading to the emergence of novel products and applications.

The book is aimed at graduate students and researchers in polymer science as well as industrial scientists involved in the polymer, coatings and microelectronics industries.