Block copolymer nanoparticles

POSTER

Abstract

Block copolymers tend to microphase separate at certain conditions. The formed nano-structures can be of different symmetries, which can be influenced by confinement. We perform computer simulations of block copolymers forming compact particles. We investigate different block copolymer compositions, and found a large zoo of fascinating morphologies. Confinement induces many non-bulk morphologies. The results of computer simulations are compared with both other theoretical investigations and with the experiments [1].
[1] Takeshi Higuchi, Marco Pinna, Andrei V. Zvelindovsky, Hiroshi Jinnai, Hiroshi Yabu, J. Polym. Sci., Part B: Polym. Phys.(2016).

Presenters

  • Andrei Zvelindovsky

    Computational Physics, University of Lincoln, University of Lincoln

Authors

  • Marco Pinna

    Computational Physics, University of Lincoln, University of Lincoln

  • Andrei Zvelindovsky

    Computational Physics, University of Lincoln, University of Lincoln