Neutral layer polymers, methods of manufacture thereof and articles comprising the same
US10167411B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 23, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jan 1, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 23, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC08G77/442
- WIPO fieldMacromolecular chemistry, polymers
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
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.
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