@misc{wittenberg_hydrogen_bonding_2018, author={Wittenberg, E., Meyer, A., Eggers, S., Abetz, V.}, title={Hydrogen bonding and thermoplastic elastomers – A nice couple with temperature-adjustable mechanical properties}, year={2018}, howpublished = {journal article}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1039/c8sm00296g}, abstract = {Styrene–butadiene copolymers are modified with varying fractions of benzoic acid moieties being able to perform hydrogen bonding. This is done by using a simple synthetic approach which utilizes click chemistry. Temperature-dependent dynamic mechanical properties are studied, and it turns out that even the apparently rather simple hydrogen bonding motif has a marked impact on the material properties due to the fact that it facilitates the formation of a supramolecular polymer network. Besides a glass transition, the investigated functionalized copolymers exhibit a second endothermic transition, known as a quasi-melting. This is related to the opening of the hydrogen bonding complexes. Additionally to dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), temperature-dependent infrared (IR) spectroscopy and small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) are used to understand the structure–property relationships.}, note = {Online available at: \url{https://doi.org/10.1039/c8sm00296g} (DOI). Wittenberg, E.; Meyer, A.; Eggers, S.; Abetz, V.: Hydrogen bonding and thermoplastic elastomers – A nice couple with temperature-adjustable mechanical properties. Soft Matter. 2018. vol. 14, 2701-2711. DOI: 10.1039/c8sm00296g}}