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ArticleACS omega2019

Ashura Particles: Experimental and Theoretical Approaches for Creating Phase-Separated Structures of Ternary Blended Polymers in Three-Dimensionally Confined Spaces.

Yutaro Hirai, Edgar Avalos, Takashi Teramoto, Yasumasa Nishiura, Hiroshi Yabu

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Article in ACS omega, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 authors.

Yutaro HiraiDevice/System Group, WPI-Advanced Institute for Materials Research (AIMR), Tohoku University, 2-1-1, Katahira, Aoba-Ku, Sendai 980-8577, Japan.
Edgar AvalosMathematical Science Group, WPI-Advanced Institute for Materials Research (AIMR) and MathAM-OIL, Tohoku University and AIST, 2-1-1, Katahira, Aoba-Ku, Sendai 980-8577, Japan.
Takashi TeramotoDepartment of Mathematics, Asahikawa Medical University, 2-1-1-1, Midorigaoka-higashi, Asahikawa 078-8510, Japan.
Yasumasa NishiuraMathematical Science Group, WPI-Advanced Institute for Materials Research (AIMR) and MathAM-OIL, Tohoku University and AIST, 2-1-1, Katahira, Aoba-Ku, Sendai 980-8577, Japan.
Hiroshi YabuDevice/System Group, WPI-Advanced Institute for Materials Research (AIMR), Tohoku University, 2-1-1, Katahira, Aoba-Ku, Sendai 980-8577, Japan.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Unique morphologies were found in binary and ternary polymer blended particles, including Ashura-type phase separation, which has three different polymer components on the particle surface. The morphologies of phase-separated structures in the binary polymer blended particles are discussed in terms of the surface tensions of the blended polymers. Structural control of ternary polymer blended particles was achieved based on the combination of polymers by examining binary polymer blended particles. A theoretical approach based on the Cahn-Hilliard equations gives identical morphologies with the experimental results. This work opens the way to creating polymer particles with sophisticated nanostructures by controlling their morphologies as predicted by theoretical simulations.

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PMID31460438
PMCPMC6704431

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