title: [Analysis of confined crystalline behaviors of poly(styrene)-poly(ethyleneoxide)-poly(styrene) triblock copolymers by inverse gas chromatography].
abstract: The confined crystalline behaviors of the triblock copolymers, poly(styrene)-poly(ethyleneoxide)-poly(styrene) (PS-PEO-PS), were studied by using inverse gas chromatography(IGC) probe technique, including phase-transformation of melting crystalline, crystallinity (Xc), melting temperature(Tm) and melting range of temperature. The effects of the molecule-chain length of linear alkane probes on the results are discussed. Results showed that micro-phase separation of PS-PEO-PS had a greater influence on crystallization of PEO molecule-chain. Crystalline-structure of PS-PEO-PS had interphase formed by some kinds of imperfect PEO crystal and amorphous PS. The molecule-chain length of linear alkane probes had no effect on the determination of melting temperature and melting range of temperature of PS-PEO-PS, but had a greater influence on the determination of crystallinity of PS-PEO-PS and investigation phase-transformation of melting crystalline. Crystallinity of PS-PEO-PS determined by IGC was decreased with the increase of molecule-chain length of linear alkane probes. By suitable shorter molecule-chain length of linear alkane probes, it was truer to reflect the existence of interphase of PS-PEO-PS and multi-phase-transformation of melting crystalline presenting in interphase.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Chemistry and Material Science, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, China.
authors.forename: Sheng-zhou
authors.initials: SZ
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Qi-chao
authors.initials: QC
authors.lastname: Zou
authors.forename: Jin-zhi
authors.initials: JZ
authors.lastname: Zhang