Thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) combine the features of vulcanized thermoset rubbers and
thermoplastic materials in their phase-separated microdomain structure. As a consequence …

Using different microscopic and spectroscopic methods, as well as various techniques of
mechanical characterization such as tensile testing, microhardness indentation and fracture …

The reactivity of the biobased monomer β-farnesene in the statistical anionic
copolymerization with styrene and the effect of the bottlebrush-like polyfarnesene structure …

The improvement of strength and durability in polymers has implications relevant to
industrial, medical, and household applications. Enhanced by the improved knowledge of …

The living anionic copolymerization of isoprene and styrene in cyclohexane affords tapered
block copolymers due to the highly disparate reactivity ratios of r I= 12.8 and r S= 0.051 …

We report a synthetic method for the preparation of well-defined poly (styrene-b-
butadiene)(PS-PB) n multiblock copolymers using a combination of living anionic …

The degree of microphase or nanophase segregation in gradient copolymers with
compositions varying across the whole copolymer backbone is studied via low-amplitude …

Two series of well-defined multiblock four-arm tapered star copolymers with “arms” of the
type poly (styrene)-block-poly (isoprene-grad-styrene),(SI/S) 4, were synthesized on a …

Rubbery− glassy block copolymer dispersions are an attractive solution for toughening rigid
thermoplastics like polystyrene without affecting optical transparency. An interesting facet of …

Linear styrene-block-butadiene-block-styrene (SBS) triblock copolymers having different
interfacial structures were investigated. In spite of the nearly equivalent chemical …