Fluorescent Patterns by Selective Grafting of a Telechelic Polymer

Structural and dynamic heterogeneity in a telechelic polymer solution

We utilize molecular dynamics simulations to investigate the implications of micelle formation on structural relaxation and polymer bead displacement dynamics in a model telechelic polymer solution. The transient structural heterogeneity associated with incipient micelle formation is found to lead to a ‘caging’ of the telechelic chain end-groups within dynamic clusters on times shorter than the...

Polymer brushes by the "grafting to" method.

This paper focuses on the attachment of densely grafted polymer layers (polymer brushes) to various inorganic and polymeric substrates by the "grafting to" method. A brief overview of synthesis of polymer brushes by the method is first provided, with emphasis on chemical approaches to polymer attachment. The second part of the paper covers the synthesis of polymer layers via a recently develope...

Telechelic star polymer-microemulsion networks: Structure and Dynamics

Understanding the Grafting of Telechelic Polymers on a Solid Substrate to Form Loops

Recent experimental and theoretical studies have demonstrated that relative to singly tethered chains, the presence of polymer loops at interfaces significantly improves interfacial properties such as adhesion, friction, and wettability. In the present study, a simple system was studied to examine the formation of polymeric loops on a solid surface, where the grafting of carboxylic acid termina...

Grafting of functional methacrylate polymer brushes by photoinduced SET-LRP†

Photoinduced surface-initiated single electron transfer living radical polymerization (SET-LRP) is a versatile technique for the preparation of polymer brushes. The vast diversity of compatible functional groups, together with a high end-group fidelity that enables precise control of the architecture, makes this approach an effective tool for tuning the properties of surfaces. We report the app...