Responsive wetting transition on superhydrophobic surfaces with sparsely grafted polymer brushes

Soft Matter ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 515-523 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xinjie Liu ◽  
Qian Ye ◽  
Xinwang Song ◽  
Yangwen Zhu ◽  
Xulong Cao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Polymer Brushes ◽  
Superhydrophobic Surfaces ◽  
Wetting Transition ◽  
Grafted Polymer

scholarly journals Effect of Structure of Polymers Grafted from Graphene Oxide on the Compatibility of Particles with a Silicone-Based Environment and the Stimuli-Responsive Capabilities of Their Composites

Nanomaterials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 591 ◽  
Author(s):  
Monika Zygo ◽  
Miroslav Mrlik ◽  
Marketa Ilcikova ◽  
Martina Hrabalikova ◽  
Josef Osicka ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Weight ◽  
Graphene Oxide ◽  
Radical Polymerization ◽  
Polymer Brushes ◽  
Silicone Oil ◽  
Polymer Chains ◽  
Butyl Methacrylate ◽  
Raman Shift ◽  
Stimuli Responsive ◽  
Grafted Polymer

This study reports the utilization of controlled radical polymerization as a tool for controlling the stimuli-responsive capabilities of graphene oxide (GO) based hybrid systems. Various polymer brushes with controlled molecular weight and narrow molecular weight distribution were grafted from the GO surface by surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerization (SI-ATRP). The modification of GO with poly(n-butyl methacrylate) (PBMA), poly(glycidyl methacrylate) (PGMA), poly(trimethylsilyloxyethyl methacrylate) (PHEMATMS) and poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) was confirmed by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) coupled with online Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). Various grafting densities of GO-based materials were investigated, and conductivity was elucidated using a four-point probe method. Raman shift and XPS were used to confirm the reduction of surface properties of the GO particles during SI-ATRP. The contact angle measurements indicated the changes in the compatibility of GOs with silicone oil, depending on the structure of the grafted polymer chains. The compatibility of the GOs with poly(dimethylsiloxane) was also investigated using steady shear rheology. The tunability of the electrorheological, as well as the photo-actuation capability, was investigated. It was shown that in addition to the modification of conductivity, the dipole moment of the pendant groups of the grafted polymer chains also plays an important role in the electrorheological (ER) performance. The compatibility of the particles with the polymer matrix, and thus proper particles dispersibility, is the most important factor for the photo-actuation efficiency. The plasticizing effect of the GO-polymer hybrid filler also has a crucial impact on the matrix stiffness and thus the ability to reversibly respond to the external light stimulation.

Reversibly Cross-Linked Surface-Grafted Polymer Brushes

2006 ◽  
Vol 118 (46) ◽  
pp. 7976-7978 ◽  
Author(s):  
David M. Loveless ◽  
Nehal I. Abu-Lail ◽  
Marian Kaholek ◽  
Stefan Zauscher ◽  
Stephen L. Craig
Keyword(s):  
Polymer Brushes ◽  
Grafted Polymer

Monte Carlo simulations of the static friction between two grafted polymer brushes

2016 ◽  
Vol 18 (8) ◽  
pp. 6164-6174 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana C. F. Mendonça ◽  
Florent Goujon ◽  
Patrice Malfreyt ◽  
Dominic J. Tildesley
Keyword(s):  
Monte Carlo ◽  
Monte Carlo Method ◽  
Monte Carlo Simulations ◽  
Polymer Brushes ◽  
Static Friction ◽  
Grafted Polymer

A configurational bias Monte Carlo method has been developed to calculate the static friction between two grafted polymer brushes.

Surface Instabilities of Monodisperse and Densely Grafted Polymer Brushes

2008 ◽  
Vol 41 (13) ◽  
pp. 5070-5072 ◽  
Author(s):  
Holger Merlitz ◽  
Gui-Li He ◽  
Chen-Xu Wu ◽  
Jens-Uwe Sommer
Keyword(s):  
Polymer Brushes ◽  
Grafted Polymer

scholarly journals Precise growth of polymer brushes on silica-based nanocomposites via visible-light-regulated controlled radical polymerization

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (11) ◽  
pp. 6173-6179 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xue Li ◽  
Sunjie Ye ◽  
Ya Huang ◽  
Jia Le Li ◽  
Tao Cai
Keyword(s):  
Physicochemical Properties ◽  
Visible Light ◽  
Radical Polymerization ◽  
Polymer Nanocomposites ◽  
Polymer Brushes ◽  
Controlled Radical Polymerization ◽  
Crucial Importance ◽  
Grafted Polymer ◽  
Precise Control

Precise control over molecular variables of grafted polymer brushes is of crucial importance for obtaining polymer nanocomposites with desirable architectures and physicochemical properties, yet it remains a significant synthetic challenge.

Influence of fluid flow on the stability and wetting transition of submerged superhydrophobic surfaces

Soft Matter ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (18) ◽  
pp. 4241-4246 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yaolei Xiang ◽  
Yahui Xue ◽  
Pengyu Lv ◽  
Dandan Li ◽  
Huiling Duan
Keyword(s):  
Fluid Flow ◽  
Drag Reduction ◽  
Flow Rate ◽  
Convective Diffusion ◽  
Superhydrophobic Surfaces ◽  
Diffusion Regime ◽  
Wetting Transition ◽  
The Stability

The stability of submerged superhydrophobic surfaces for drag reduction significantly depends on the flow rate by a convective diffusion regime.

Kinetics of the formation and structure of oligoperoxide nanolayers and grafted polymer brushes on glass plate surface

Open Physics ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Andriy Kostruba ◽  
Alexander Zaichenko ◽  
Natalya Mitina ◽  
Kateryna Rayevska ◽  
Kateryna Hertsyk
Keyword(s):  
Polymer Brushes ◽  
Graft Polymerization ◽  
Glass Plate ◽  
Flat Plates ◽  
Hydrophobic Properties ◽  
Surface Protection ◽  
Grafted Polymer ◽  
Coating Formation ◽  
Modified Surface ◽  
Kinetics Of

AbstractFunctional oligoperoxide surfactants and coordinating oligoperoxide metal complexes were studied as modifiers of glass flat plates to provide the localization of radical forming sites and other functional fragments in adsorbed polymeric layers of a nanoscale thickness. Both the kinetics of the coating formation and properties of the nanolayers witness the dependence of the packing density of oligoperoxide molecules in the coatings on the oligoperoxide natures, concentrations and conditions of the sorption modification. The availability of definite amount of peroxide groups in formed nanolayer provides the possibility of controlled radical graft polymerization initiated from modified surface leading to reliable surface protection, functionality and targeted surface hydrophilic-hydrophobic properties.

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