Disclosed herein is a block copolymer comprising a first segment and a second segment that are covalently bonded to each other and that are chemically different from each other; where the first segment has a first surface free energy and where the second segment has a second surface free energy; and an additive copolymer; where the additive copolymer comprises a surface free energy reducing moiety where the surface free energy reducing moiety has a lower surface free energy than that of the first segment and the second segment; the additive copolymer further comprising one or more moieties having an affinity to the block copolymer; where the surface free energy reducing moiety is chemically different from the first segment and from the second segment; where the additive copolymer is not water miscible; and where the additive copolymer is not covalently bonded with the block copolymer.

The present disclosure relates to a process for preparing an olefin-acrylate block copolymer, the process comprising: a) performing reversible addition-fragmentation chain-transfer (RAFT) polymerization by combining RAFT materials comprising an acrylate monomer, a radical initiator, and a RAFT agent, thereby forming a macroinitiator; and b) combining reaction materials comprising an alpha-substituted acrylate, a radical initiator, and the macroinitiator, thereby forming the olefin-acrylate block copolymer.

The present disclosure relates to a process for preparing an olefin-acrylate block copolymer, the process comprising: a) performing atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) by combining ATRP materials comprising an acrylate monomer, an initiator having a radically transferrable atom or group, a transition metal compound, and a ligand, thereby forming a macroinitiator; and b) combining reaction materials comprising an alpha-substituted acrylate and the macroinitiator, thereby forming the olefin-acrylate block copolymer.

A block polymer comprising a first block and a second block is provided. The first block contains aromatic α-mono-olefin units, and the second block contains both 1,3-diene units and mono-olefin units.

Described herein is a millable fluorinated block copolymer having (a) at least one A block, wherein the A block is a semi-crystalline segment comprising repeating divalent monomeric units derived from at least TFE, HFP and VDF; (b) at least one B block, wherein the B block is a segment comprising repeating divalent monomeric units derived from at least HFP and VDF; and (c) a bisolefin monomer, wherein at least (i) the semi-crystalline segment of the A block comprises repeating divalent monomeric units derived from TFE, HFP, VDF, and the bisolefin monomer, (ii) the segment of the B block comprises repeating divalent monomeric units derived from HFP, VDF, and the bisolefin monomer, or (iii) a combination thereof; and wherein the millable fluorinated block copolymer has a modulus of 0.1 to 2.5 MPa at 100° C.

A block copolymer including blocks of the general formula:

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where R.sub.1 is a cyclic compound having 5 to 8 atoms; R.sub.2, R.sub.3, and R.sub.4 is a linear or cyclic alkyl group; x is a molar fraction from 0.1 to 0.9; y is a molar fraction from 0.1 to 0.9; a sum of x+y is 1; z is from 1 to 10; and the block copolymer has a molecular weight from 500 Da to 50,000 Da.

A block copolymer including blocks of the general formula:

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where R.sub.1 is a cyclic compound having 5 to 8 atoms; R.sub.2, R.sub.3, and R.sub.4 is a linear or cyclic alkyl group; x is a molar fraction from 0.1 to 0.9; y is a molar fraction from 0.1 to 0.9; a sum of x+y is 1; z is from 1 to 10; and the block copolymer has a molecular weight from 500 Da to 50,000 Da.

Disclosed are ion-sensitive polymers and methods for their use for monitoring biological phenomena associated with ion fluxes, as well as organic electrochemical transistors including such polymers.

The present application relates to a block copolymer and its use. The present application can provides a block copolymer that has an excellent self assembling property or phase separation property and therefore can be used in various applications and its use.

The present application relates to a block copolymer and its use. The present application can provides a block copolymer that has an excellent self assembling property or phase separation property and therefore can be used in various applications and its use.