ABA Triblock Copolymer POE-block-PDMS-block-POE as a Component for Liquid Membranes

Biir / Poe Blend

Butyl rubber (polyisobutylene-co-isoprene (IIR)) is a very important commercial elastomer with many desirable physical properties, such as low air permeability and broad damping properties. The principal uses of this material are in the tire industry for the preparation of inner tubes and inner liners of passenger car tires. Despite these unique properties, there are some deficiencies associate...

Poe v. Gerstein.

Structure of microemulsion-ABA triblock copolymer networks.

Structural equilibrium properties of transient networks formed by microemulsion droplets and ABA triblock copolymers in solution have been studied by Monte Carlo simulation. The droplets were represented by soft spheres, and the polymers were represented by junctions connected by harmonic bonds with an angular potential regulating the intrinsic chain stiffness. The interaction parameters were s...

Self-Assembled Nanodot Fabrication by Using PS-PDMS Block Copolymer

Block Copolymer Membranes for Efficient Capture of a Chemotherapy Drug

We introduce the use of block copolymer membranes for an emerging application, "drug capture". The polymer is incorporated in a new class of biomedical devices, referred to as ChemoFilter, which is an image-guided temporarily deployable endovascular device designed to increase the efficacy of chemotherapy-based cancer treatment. We show that block copolymer membranes consisting of functional su...