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Phase behavior of diblock copolymers

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A single diblock ring polymer surrounded by other chains in their primitive-path states (journal cover).
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Differences in self-assembly dynamics of ring and linear diblock polymers.

Work by Andrew Wijesekera, Daniel L. Vigil, and Ting Ge from the University of South Carolina and Sandia National Laboratories, using MD simulations to compare the self-assembly of linear and ring diblock polymers.

Related publications

  • Molecular Simulations Revealing Effects of Non-concatenated Ring Topology on Phase Behavior of Symmetric Diblock Copolymers, A. Wijesekera, D. L. Vigil, and T. Ge, Macromolecules 57, 5092-5104 (2024). doi:10.1021/acs.macromol.3c02473