Nanoporous Double-Gyroid Structure from ABC Triblock Terpolymer Thick Films

The creation of nanostructured materials with a triply periodic minimal surface (TPMS), defined as a zero mean curvature surface having periodicity in three-dimensional space, is an emerging solution to optimize transport (i.e., the ion-conductivity and hydraulic permeability) through the next-gener...

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Main Authors: Karim Aissou, Maximilien Coronas, Daniel Hermida-Merino, Eduardo Solano, Didier Cot, Stéphanie Roualdes, Denis Bouyer, Damien Quemener
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Published: Wiley 2023-01-01
Series:International Journal of Polymer Science
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/9598572
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author Karim Aissou
Maximilien Coronas
Daniel Hermida-Merino
Eduardo Solano
Didier Cot
Stéphanie Roualdes
Denis Bouyer
Damien Quemener
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description The creation of nanostructured materials with a triply periodic minimal surface (TPMS), defined as a zero mean curvature surface having periodicity in three-dimensional space, is an emerging solution to optimize transport (i.e., the ion-conductivity and hydraulic permeability) through the next-generation of electrolyte and ultrafiltration (UF) membranes. Here, we used an amphiphilic ABC-type block copolymer (BCP) (namely, polystyrene-block-poly(2-vinylpyridine)-block-poly(ethylene oxide) (PS-b-P2VP-b-PEO)) to generate symmetric thick films (~8 μm) composed entirely of a TPMS-based structure, consisting of a PS matrix with a double gyroid (DG) minimal surface and hydrophilic stimuli-responsive (P2VP/PEO) nanochannels. To produce the core/shell DG-structured monoliths, we used a process combining the nonsolvent-induced phase separation (NIPS) process with a solvent vapor annealing (SVA) treatment. From such symmetric ABC-type BCP-thick films generated by NIPS-SVA, a mean hydraulic permeability as high as 514 L h-1 m-2 bar-1 was measured. This mean value was revealed to be nearly equal to that of asymmetric PS-b-P2VP-b-PEO membranes manufactured by NIPS, which have a substructure with an implicit irregular and random distribution of the internal pore structure and a skin layer with P2VP/PEO nanopores arranged into a hexagonal array.
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spelling doaj-art-ea00ad04a9ca46a19676dace346d4f0f2025-08-20T03:24:52ZengWileyInternational Journal of Polymer Science1687-94302023-01-01202310.1155/2023/9598572Nanoporous Double-Gyroid Structure from ABC Triblock Terpolymer Thick FilmsKarim Aissou0Maximilien Coronas1Daniel Hermida-Merino2Eduardo Solano3Didier Cot4Stéphanie Roualdes5Denis Bouyer6Damien Quemener7Institut Européen des MembranesInstitut Européen des MembranesDUBBLE CRG BM26@ESRFNCD-SWEET BeamlineInstitut Européen des MembranesInstitut Européen des MembranesInstitut Européen des MembranesInstitut Européen des MembranesThe creation of nanostructured materials with a triply periodic minimal surface (TPMS), defined as a zero mean curvature surface having periodicity in three-dimensional space, is an emerging solution to optimize transport (i.e., the ion-conductivity and hydraulic permeability) through the next-generation of electrolyte and ultrafiltration (UF) membranes. Here, we used an amphiphilic ABC-type block copolymer (BCP) (namely, polystyrene-block-poly(2-vinylpyridine)-block-poly(ethylene oxide) (PS-b-P2VP-b-PEO)) to generate symmetric thick films (~8 μm) composed entirely of a TPMS-based structure, consisting of a PS matrix with a double gyroid (DG) minimal surface and hydrophilic stimuli-responsive (P2VP/PEO) nanochannels. To produce the core/shell DG-structured monoliths, we used a process combining the nonsolvent-induced phase separation (NIPS) process with a solvent vapor annealing (SVA) treatment. From such symmetric ABC-type BCP-thick films generated by NIPS-SVA, a mean hydraulic permeability as high as 514 L h-1 m-2 bar-1 was measured. This mean value was revealed to be nearly equal to that of asymmetric PS-b-P2VP-b-PEO membranes manufactured by NIPS, which have a substructure with an implicit irregular and random distribution of the internal pore structure and a skin layer with P2VP/PEO nanopores arranged into a hexagonal array.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/9598572
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Nanoporous Double-Gyroid Structure from ABC Triblock Terpolymer Thick Films
International Journal of Polymer Science
title Nanoporous Double-Gyroid Structure from ABC Triblock Terpolymer Thick Films
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title_fullStr Nanoporous Double-Gyroid Structure from ABC Triblock Terpolymer Thick Films
title_full_unstemmed Nanoporous Double-Gyroid Structure from ABC Triblock Terpolymer Thick Films
title_short Nanoporous Double-Gyroid Structure from ABC Triblock Terpolymer Thick Films
title_sort nanoporous double gyroid structure from abc triblock terpolymer thick films
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/9598572
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