Synthesis and Characterization of Triblock Copolymers Swollen With Nematic Liquid Crystal Solvent

摘要

Block copolymer self-assembly yields materials organized on a variety of length scales. Here, we study block copolymers self-assembled in a liquid crystalline solvent. These materials yield gels whose morphology is dependent on the order of the liquid crystalline phase. We study a series of polymer samples, and we characterize the samples using rheometry to analyze the structural transitions within the gel.