Structure of a bidisperse polymer brush: Monte Carlo simulation and self-consistent field results

1992 ◽  
Vol 25 (20) ◽  
pp. 5201-5207 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pik Yin Lai ◽  
E. B. Zhulina
Keyword(s):  
Monte Carlo Simulation ◽  
Monte Carlo ◽  
Polymer Brush ◽  
Consistent Field ◽  
Self Consistent ◽  
Self Consistent Field

Monte Carlo simulation of amorphous systems with the fragment self-consistent field method

1997 ◽  
Vol 398-399 ◽  
pp. 129-133 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gergely Tóth ◽  
Gábor Náray-Szabó ◽  
György G. Ferenczy ◽  
Gábor Csonka
Keyword(s):  
Monte Carlo Simulation ◽  
Monte Carlo ◽  
Field Method ◽  
Amorphous Systems ◽  
Consistent Field ◽  
Self Consistent ◽  
Self Consistent Field

Tailoring the Structure of Polymer Brushes Through Copolymer Architecture

1995 ◽  
Vol 385 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dilip Gersappe ◽  
Michael Fasolka ◽  
Rafel Israels ◽  
Anna C. Balazs
Keyword(s):  
Monte Carlo ◽  
Computer Simulations ◽  
Solid Surface ◽  
Polymer Brushes ◽  
Polymer Brush ◽  
Sequence Distribution ◽  
Size And Shape ◽  
Consistent Field ◽  
Self Consistent ◽  
Self Consistent Field

ABSTRACTPolymers 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.

scholarly journals A Hybrid Monte Carlo Self-Consistent Field Model of Physical Gels of Telechelic Polymers

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (12) ◽  
pp. 6532-6543 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Bergsma ◽  
F. A. M. Leermakers ◽  
J. M. Kleijn ◽  
J. van der Gucht
Keyword(s):  
Monte Carlo ◽  
Field Model ◽  
Telechelic Polymers ◽  
Hybrid Monte Carlo ◽  
Consistent Field ◽  
Self Consistent ◽  
Self Consistent Field
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