Kinetics of Micellization and Liquid–Liquid Phase Separation in Dilute Block Copolymer Solutions
A lattice theory for block copolymer solutions near the boundary between the micellization and liquid–liquid phase separation regions proposes a new kinetic process of micellization where small concentrated-phase droplets are first formed and then transformed into micelles in the early stage of mice...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2023-01-01
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| Series: | Polymers |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/15/3/708 |
| Summary: | A lattice theory for block copolymer solutions near the boundary between the micellization and liquid–liquid phase separation regions proposes a new kinetic process of micellization where small concentrated-phase droplets are first formed and then transformed into micelles in the early stage of micellization. Moreover, the thermodynamically stable concentrated phase formed from metastable micelles by a unique ripening process in the late stage of phase separation, where the growing concentrated-phase droplet size is proportional to the square root of the time. |
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| ISSN: | 2073-4360 |