Tailoring the Attraction of Polymers toward Surfaces

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dc.citation.firstpage4787en_US
dc.citation.issueNumber13en_US
dc.citation.journalTitleMacromoleculesen_US
dc.citation.lastpage4802en_US
dc.citation.volumeNumber52en_US
dc.contributor.authorStein, Gila E.en_US
dc.contributor.authorLaws, Travis S.en_US
dc.contributor.authorVerduzco, Rafaelen_US
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-28T17:01:31Zen_US
dc.date.available2019-08-28T17:01:31Zen_US
dc.date.issued2019en_US
dc.description.abstractIn polymer blends and block copolymers, one constituent (or segment type) is often enriched at the surface. This enrichment has important consequences for a variety of surface functions, including wettability, adhesive interactions, and fouling resistance, and can also influence the structure that forms deeper into the bulk. Herein, we review the thermodynamic principles that control the attraction of polymers toward surfaces, emphasizing cases where entropic effects associated with molecular weight or architecture can compete with enthalpic preferences. While models and simulations have guided our understanding of this interplay, we show that it remains difficult to anticipate the outcomes when using chemically complex materials or nonequilibrium processing conditions. Nevertheless, it is possible to leverage established principles to tailor the wetting of polymers at surfaces, which is important for the design of membranes, coatings, lithographic materials, and thin film electronics.en_US
dc.identifier.citationStein, Gila E., Laws, Travis S. and Verduzco, Rafael. "Tailoring the Attraction of Polymers toward Surfaces." <i>Macromolecules,</i> 52, no. 13 (2019) American Chemical Society: 4787-4802. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.9b00492.en_US
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.9b00492en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/107379en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherAmerican Chemical Societyen_US
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dc.titleTailoring the Attraction of Polymers toward Surfacesen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
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