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Bridging Properties of Multiblock Copolymers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 February 2011

K.Ø. Rasmussen,
E. M. Kober,
T. Lookman and
A. Saxena
K.Ø. Rasmussen
Affiliation:
Theoretical Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, 87545, U.S.A.
E. M. Kober
Affiliation:
Theoretical Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, 87545, U.S.A.
T. Lookman
Affiliation:
Theoretical Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, 87545, U.S.A.
A. Saxena
Affiliation:
Theoretical Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, 87545, U.S.A.
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Abstract

Using self-consistent field theory, we attempt to elucidate the links between microscopically determined properties, such as the bridging fraction of chains, and mechanical properties of multiblock copolymer materials. We determine morphological aspects such as period and interfacial width and calculate the bridging fractions, and compare with experimental data.

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