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Tailoring the Structure of Polymer Brushes Through Copolymer Architecture

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2011

Dilip Gersappe ,
Michael Fasolka ,
Rafel Israels  and
Anna C. Balazs
Dilip Gersappe
Affiliation:
Materials Science and Engineering Department, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA. 15261.
Michael Fasolka
Affiliation:
Materials Science and Engineering Department, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA. 15261.
Rafel Israels
Affiliation:
Materials Science and Engineering Department, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA. 15261.
Anna C. Balazs
Affiliation:
Materials Science and Engineering Department, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA. 15261.
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Abstract

Polymers tethered by one end onto a solid surface are referred to as polymer “brushes”. We consider brushes composed of copolymers that contain both A and B monomers. The A monomers are compatible with the surrounding solvent, while the B sites are solventincompatible. The solvent incompatibility causes the B sites to associate into domains or clusters within the layer. We use Monte Carlo computer simulations and self-consistent field calculations to determine the effect of copolymer architecture on the structure of the polymer brush. In particular, we alter the copolymer sequence distribution (the arrangement of the A and B monomers along the length of the chain) and determine how both the vertical and lateral morphology of the brush are effected by these variations. The results provide guidelines for controlling the size and shape of the B domains, and consequently, the morphology of the tethered layer.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 385: Symposium N – Polymer/Inorganic Interfaces II , 1995 , 201
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1995

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