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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| description | 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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| spelling | doaj.art-226f096787b34297946cd8ab9c7bb3e02023-11-16T17:49:26ZengMDPI AGPolymers2073-43602023-01-0115370810.3390/polym15030708Kinetics of Micellization and Liquid–Liquid Phase Separation in Dilute Block Copolymer SolutionsTakahiro Sato0Osaka Study Center, The Open University of Japan, 4-9-23, Onohara-Higashi, Osaka 562-0031, JapanA 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.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/15/3/708block copolymermicelleconcentrated-phase dropletphase separation kineticslattice theory |
| spellingShingle | Takahiro Sato Kinetics of Micellization and Liquid–Liquid Phase Separation in Dilute Block Copolymer Solutions Polymers block copolymer micelle concentrated-phase droplet phase separation kinetics lattice theory |
| title | Kinetics of Micellization and Liquid–Liquid Phase Separation in Dilute Block Copolymer Solutions |
| title_full | Kinetics of Micellization and Liquid–Liquid Phase Separation in Dilute Block Copolymer Solutions |
| title_fullStr | Kinetics of Micellization and Liquid–Liquid Phase Separation in Dilute Block Copolymer Solutions |
| title_full_unstemmed | Kinetics of Micellization and Liquid–Liquid Phase Separation in Dilute Block Copolymer Solutions |
| title_short | Kinetics of Micellization and Liquid–Liquid Phase Separation in Dilute Block Copolymer Solutions |
| title_sort | kinetics of micellization and liquid liquid phase separation in dilute block copolymer solutions |
| topic | block copolymer micelle concentrated-phase droplet phase separation kinetics lattice theory |
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