Figure 4. Typical strip-pattern-spheres obtained from simulations.

(a) Schematic DPD model of rod-coil block copolymer and spherical template. Rod, coil blocks, and spherical substrate are colored green, red, and blue, respectively. (b) Simulation prediction of striped patterns formed by rod-coil block copolymers on the spherical surface. (c) The cross section image of the spherical structure along the red line in (b). (d) The cross section image of the strips along the yellow line in (c). (e) 2D flat projection of (b). In (e), +1/2 disclination is marked with red circle, −1/2 disclination is marked with blue circle and dislocation is marked with yellow rectangle. Solvents are not shown in these Figures.