Spatially Defined Multifunctionality by Phase Separation and Self-Assembly of Segmented Copolymers

3 Spatially Defined Multifunctionality by Phase Separation and Self-Assembly of Segmented Copolymers 

FIGURE 5.4 Schematic representation of multifunctionality in various polymer architectures. 

Similarly, well-ordered bulk nanostructures can also be achieved by triblock copolymers as shown impressively, for example, by Abetz for styrene-butadiene-rert-butyl methacrylate triblock copolymers [13] (Fig. 5.6). 

The individual segments in block copolymers are usually of different chemical nature and thus of different functionality. This allows for the creation 

FIGURE 5.6 Nanomorphologies (TEM pictures, OsO stained) in styrene-butadiene-tert-butyl methacrylate trihlock SET copolymers of different compositions (numhCTS indicate repeating units of the blocks), (a) triphasic lamellae, (h) 

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