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4(%3)3 - Ecole nationale supérieure de chimie de Montpellier

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Figure – 2.7: Quartz Crystal Microbalance measurements for the two copolymers having different PSAN blocklength, a) PSAN(47k)-b-PEO(35k)-b-PSAN(47k) shows stable and strong bridging characteristics as can be seen byhigh increase in frequency, b) PSAN(7.5k)-b-PEO(35k)-b-PSAN(7.5k) shows very unstable assembly as the frequencygain is very low and unstable suggesting that <strong>de</strong>spite micelles formation, they are not able to hold each other thusfalling apart resulting in overall loss of mass.Figure – 2.8: Evolution of frequency in response to concentration change for the two copolymers.For each concentration, injections were repeated (2-3 times) until reaching a maximum value offrequency F (Figure – 2.8 F with the concentration was observed forPSAN(47k)-b-PEO(35k)-b-PSAN(47k) rather than a stable value. It can be explained by the micelleassociation through bridging conformations beyond a threshold concentration thus increasing the mass53

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