Solubility considerations in relative block crystallization and morphology of PEO-b-PCL films

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dc.citation.issue3
dc.citation.volume3
dc.contributor.authorTower, Cole W
dc.contributor.authorAllen, Kristi
dc.contributor.authorCarandang, Allison
dc.contributor.authorVan Horn, Ryan M.
dc.contributor.avlauthorVan Horn, Ryan M.
dc.contributor.departmentChemistry
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-06T13:25:37Z
dc.date.available2024-08-06T13:25:37Z
dc.date.issued2020-02-17
dc.description.abstractPoly(ethylene oxide)-block-poly(epsilon-caprolactone) (PEO-b-PCL) is a heavily investigated amphiphilic crystalline-crystalline diblock copolymer. Its macroscopic physical properties are influenced by the crystallization behavior, which is robust due to similar crystallization temperatures of PEO and PCL. As such, tailoring the crystallinity and crystalline morphology should be advantageous to achieving desired changes in film properties. One method to manipulate the crystallization, analyzed here, is the selective solvation of one block during solvent casting. By careful solvent selection, the crystallization of PEO and PCL during solvent evaporation led to changes in relative crystallinity and film morphology. The effect of environmental humidity on the crystallization mechanism and relative block crystallization was explored in detail using Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy.
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dc.identifier.citationTower, CW, Allen, K, Carandang, A, Van Horn, RM. Solubility considerations in relative block crystallization and morphology of PEO-b-PCL films. Polymer Crystallization. 2020; 3:e10107. https://doi.org/10.1002/pcr2.10107
dc.identifier.issn2573-7619
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10456/58188
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWiley
dc.relation.ispartofPolymer Crystallization
dc.relation.isversionofhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pcr2.10107
dc.rightsThis is the author manuscript accepted for publication and has undergone full peer review but has not been through the copyediting, typesetting, pagination and proofreading process, which may lead to differences between this version and the Version of Record. Please cite this article as doi: 10.1002/pcr2.10107
dc.subjectblock copolymers
dc.subjectcrystallization
dc.subjectFTIR
dc.subjectmorphology
dc.subjectsolubility
dc.titleSolubility considerations in relative block crystallization and morphology of PEO-b-PCL films
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