The effect of lignin nanoparticles (LNPs) on the crystallization kinetics poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) is examined. Lignin from spruce and ionic isolation was used to prepare LNPs with a number-averaged diameter 85 nm (with relatively large polydispersity) by an ultrasonication method. PEO-based nanocomposites four different LNP contents (5, 10, 15, 20 wt %) were prepared subject isothermal nonis...

A new and general design strategy is presented for amphiphilic block copolymers whose micellar aggregates can be dissociated by light. A diblock copolymer composed of hydrophilic poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) and a hydrophobic polymethacrylate bearing pyrene pendant groups (PPy) was synthesized using ATRP. Upon UV light irradiation of polymer micellar solutions, the photosolvolysis of pyrene moiet...