| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1951/56097 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11401/71675 | |
| dc.description.sponsorship | This work is sponsored by the Stony Brook University Graduate School in compliance with the requirements for completion of degree. | en_US |
| dc.format | Monograph | |
| dc.format.medium | Electronic Resource | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.publisher | The Graduate School, Stony Brook University: Stony Brook, NY. | |
| dc.type | Thesis | |
| dcterms.abstract | Block copolymers are those that contain two or more homopolymer units connected together on a single chain. They are of great interest for their ability to phase-separate and form highly ordered structures on the nanometer scale. Amphiphilic block copolymers contain hydrophobic and hydrophilic blocks which allow them to self-assemble in aqueous solution, which has potential for various medical applications. Functionalized block copolymers also have potential to form metal-polymer hybrid materials that can self-assemble and form highly-ordered nanostructures, which may be useful for technological applications. In this work, alkyne-functional block copolymers were synthesized and used to create cobalt-copolymer composites. ABA triblock copolymer poly[4-(phenylethynyl)styrene]-b-poly(ethylene oxide)-b-poly[4-(phenylethynyl)styrene] was synthesized at a variety of molecular weights by atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) of 4-PES onto a difunctional poly(ethylene oxide) macroinitiator (PEO, M<sub>n</sub>=~10,000 g/mol). AB diblock copolymers poly(ethylene oxide)-b-poly[4-(phenylethynyl)styrene] and polystyrene-b-poly[4-(phenylethynyl)styrene] were synthesized at a variety of molecular weights by ATRP of 4-PES onto monofunctional PEO and polystyrene (PS) macroinitiators (PEO M<sub>n</sub>=~5,000 g/mol; PS M<sub>n</sub>=~4400 g/mol). Copolymer products were analyzed by <super>1</super>H NMR spectroscopy and gel permeation chromatography (GPC). Polydispersities of diblock copolymers were fairly narrow (1.10-1.25), indicating well controlled polymerizations. Copolymer samples were treated with Co<sub>2</sub>(CO)<sub>8</sub> in solution to form cobalt-functional block copolymers. Transmission electron microscopy was used to investigate the structural properties of the cobalt composite of triblock copolymer PPES<sub>55</sub>-PEO<sub>227</sub>-PPES<sub>55</sub>, and showed spherical structures 15-40 nm in diameter. | |
| dcterms.available | 2012-05-17T12:21:52Z | |
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| dcterms.contributor | Robert B. Grubbs. Benjamin Chu. | en_US |
| dcterms.contributor | Jonathan G. Rudick. . | en_US |
| dcterms.creator | Raphaely, Daniel | |
| dcterms.dateAccepted | 2012-05-17T12:21:52Z | |
| dcterms.dateAccepted | 2015-04-24T14:48:29Z | |
| dcterms.dateSubmitted | 2012-05-17T12:21:52Z | |
| dcterms.dateSubmitted | 2015-04-24T14:48:29Z | |
| dcterms.description | Department of Chemistry | en_US |
| dcterms.format | Monograph | |
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| dcterms.identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/1951/56097 | |
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| dcterms.identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/11401/71675 | |
| dcterms.issued | 2011-05-01 | |
| dcterms.language | en_US | |
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| dcterms.publisher | The Graduate School, Stony Brook University: Stony Brook, NY. | |
| dcterms.subject | Polymer Chemistry -- Organic Chemistry | |
| dcterms.title | Alkyne Functional Block Copolymers as Precursors to Cobalt Nanoparticles | |
| dcterms.type | Thesis | |
