Semiflexible polymer brushes and the brush-mushroom crossover

Soft Matter ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (13) ◽  
pp. 2604-2616 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sergei A. Egorov ◽  
Hsiao-Ping Hsu ◽  
Andrey Milchev ◽  
Kurt Binder
Keyword(s):  
Polymer Brushes ◽  
Semiflexible Polymer

Compression-driven migration of nanoparticles in semiflexible polymer brushes

Polymer ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 83 ◽  
pp. 67-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yunfeng Hua ◽  
Dong Zhang ◽  
Linxi Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Polymer Brushes ◽  
Semiflexible Polymer

scholarly journals Pressure responsive gating in nanochannels coated by semiflexible polymer brushes

Soft Matter ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (5) ◽  
pp. 937-946 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Speyer ◽  
C. Pastorino
Keyword(s):  
Polymer Brushes ◽  
Semiflexible Polymer

Nanochannels coated with semiflexible polymer brushes behave as pressure-responsive gates.

Glass transition and dynamics of semiflexible polymer brushes

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jian-Hua Huang ◽  
Dan-Dan Sun ◽  
Rong-Xing Lu
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Dynamics ◽  
Glass Transition ◽  
Transition Temperature ◽  
Glass Transition Temperature ◽  
Molecular Dynamics Simulation ◽  
Polymer Brushes ◽  
Dynamics Simulation ◽  
Semiflexible Polymer

The glass transition and dynamics of densely grafted semiflexible polymer brushes are studied by molecular dynamics simulation. The glass transition temperature (Tg) increases with the polymer rigidity. The local glass...

Semiflexible polymer brushes: A scaling theory

1998 ◽  
Vol 109 (16) ◽  
pp. 7017-7027 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dmitri V. Kuznetsov ◽  
Zheng Yu Chen
Keyword(s):  
Polymer Brushes ◽  
Scaling Theory ◽  
Semiflexible Polymer

Forces between asymmetric polymer brushes

1990 ◽  
Vol 51 (8) ◽  
pp. 701-707 ◽  
Author(s):  
D.F.K. Shim ◽  
M. E. Cates
Keyword(s):  
Polymer Brushes

Nanostructured Polymer Brushes With Reversibly Changing Properties

2002 ◽  
Vol 727 ◽  
Author(s):  
Denys Usov ◽  
Manfred Stamm ◽  
Sergiy Minko ◽  
Christian Froeck ◽  
Andreas Scholl ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Polymer Brushes ◽  
Phase Segregation ◽  
Water Contact ◽  
Angle Measurements ◽  
Nanostructured Polymer ◽  
Contact Angle Measurements ◽  
Vertical Segregation ◽  
Oxygen Plasma Etching ◽  
Grafting From ◽  
Photoemission Electron

AbstractWe investigated the interplay between different mechanisms of the lateral and vertical segregation in the synthesized via “grafting from” approach symmetric A/B (where A and B are poly(styrene-co-2,3,4,5,6-pentafluorostyrene) and poly(methylmethacrylate), respectively) polymer brushes upon exposure to different solvents. We used X-ray photoemission electron spectroscopy and microscopy (X-PEEM), AFM, water contact angle measurements, and oxygen plasma etching to study morphology of the brushes. The ripple morphology after toluene (nonselective solvent) revealed elongated lamellar-like domains of A and B polymers alternating across the surface. The dimple-A morphology consisting of round clusters of the polymer A was observed after acetone (selective solvent for B). The top layer was enriched with the polymer B showing that the brush underwent both the lateral and vertical phase segregation. A qualitative agreement with predictions of SCF theory was found.

Multi-Stimuli-Responsive Mesoporous Membranes and Effect of Molecular Architecture on Thermo- and pH-Responsive Behavior of the grafted Block Copolymer brushes

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yanchun Tang ◽  
Kohzo Ito ◽  
Hideaki Yokoyama
Keyword(s):  
Polymer Brushes ◽  
Diblock Copolymers ◽  
Neutron Reflectivity ◽  
Molecular Architecture ◽  
Stimuli Responsive ◽  
Responsive Polymer ◽  
The Matrix ◽  
Stable Part ◽  
Copolymer Brushes ◽  
Mesoporous Membranes

In this study, we prepared ultrafiltration membranes with a decoupled responses of filtration property to temperature and pH. The membrane preparation method was developed based on our previous work. We utilized methanol-supercritical carbon dioxide (methanol-scCO<sub>2</sub>) selective swelling method to introduce nanopores to block copolymers containing poly(diethylene glycol) methyl ether methacrylate (PMEO<sub>2</sub>MA), poly(N,N-dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate) (PDMAEMA) and polystyrene (PS) blocks. Formation of the mesoporous barrier layer with PS being the mechanically stable part of the matrix was driven by selective swelling of the PMEO<sub>2</sub>MA-b-PDMAEMA domains. Due to the selective swelling of PMEO<sub>2</sub>MA or PDMAEMA domains to introduce pores, the interior of the pores are covered with PMEO<sub>2</sub>MA or PDMAEMA blocks after pore formation. The PMEO<sub>2</sub>MA-b-PDMAEMA polymer brushes are naturally attached on the pore walls and worked as functional gates. PMEO<sub>2</sub>MA is a non-toxic, neutral thermo-responsive polymer with LCST at 26 ᴼC. PDMAEMA is a typical weak polyelectrolyte with pK<sub>a</sub> value at 7.0-7.5 and also a thermo-responsive polymer revealed a LCST of 20-80 °C in aqueous solution. Therefore, these membranes were expected to have multi dimensions as function of the combination of temperature and pH. Moreover, to understand the detail of the temperature and pH depended conformation transitions of PMEO<sub>2</sub>MA-b-PDMAEMA brushes, those diblock copolymers were end-tethered on flat substrates and analyzed via neutron reflectivity (NR).

scholarly journals Self-regenerating giant hyaluronan polymer brushes

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wenbin Wei ◽  
Jessica L. Faubel ◽  
Hemaa Selvakumar ◽  
Daniel T. Kovari ◽  
Joanna Tsao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wound Healing ◽  
Polymer Brushes ◽  
Functional Materials ◽  
Polymer Physics ◽  
High Density ◽  
Hyaluronan Synthase ◽  
Dynamic Interface ◽  
Continuous Source

AbstractTailoring interfaces with polymer brushes is a commonly used strategy to create functional materials for numerous applications. Existing methods are limited in brush thickness, the ability to generate high-density brushes of biopolymers, and the potential for regeneration. Here we introduce a scheme to synthesize ultra-thick regenerating hyaluronan polymer brushes using hyaluronan synthase. The platform provides a dynamic interface with tunable brush heights that extend up to 20 microns – two orders of magnitude thicker than standard brushes. The brushes are easily sculpted into micropatterned landscapes by photo-deactivation of the enzyme. Further, they provide a continuous source of megadalton hyaluronan or they can be covalently-stabilized to the surface. Stabilized brushes exhibit superb resistance to biofilms, yet are locally digested by fibroblasts. This brush technology provides opportunities in a range of arenas including regenerating tailorable biointerfaces for implants, wound healing or lubrication as well as fundamental studies of the glycocalyx and polymer physics.

Sliding dynamics of multi-rings on semiflexible polymer in poly[n]catenanes

Soft Matter ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ke Li ◽  
Yaxin Wang ◽  
Fuchen Guo ◽  
Linli He ◽  
Linxi Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Dynamics ◽  
Molecular Dynamics Simulations ◽  
Cyclic Polymers ◽  
Cyclic Polymer ◽  
Semiflexible Polymer ◽  
Dynamics Simulations ◽  
Sliding Dynamics

The sliding dynamics of one- or multi-rings along a semiflexible cyclic polymer in radial poly[n]catenanes is investigated using molecular dynamics simulations. The fixed and fluctuating (non-fixed) semiflexible central cyclic polymers...

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