Controlling the Nucleation of a Semicrystalline Polymer by Inducing Compartmentalization of Competitive Nucleating Agents.

ABSTRACT: Many functional polymeric systems have been inspired by the principle of compartmentalization, a ubiquitous form of hierarchical assembly found in Nature. For instance, polymers have been elaborated with microcapsules that release a chemical payload upon activation by an external stimulus. A fascinating challenge it to design a polymeric system to perform the opposite function, i.e., to load a cargo into a dispersed minor phase. Herein, this concept is exemplified in the context of a semicrystalline polymer matrix that contains two nucleating agents, one based on a supramolecular assembly and another based on a covalent triblock copolymer. These two additives compete to nucleate the semicrystalline matrix according to their competitive nucleation efficiency. A functional copolymer is ratio

SUBMITTER: Delplanque AY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12571217 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature