Structural and Morphological Changes of Monolayers of a Block Copolymer with Dendron and Perfluoroalkyl Side Chains by Mixing a Perfluorooctadecanoic Acid

2006 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 36-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Koji Mitamura ◽  
Toyoko Imae ◽  
Emiko Mouri ◽  
Naoya Torikai ◽  
Hideki Matsuoka ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Block Copolymer ◽  
Morphological Changes ◽  
Side Chains ◽  
Monolayer Films ◽  
Langmuir Blodgett ◽  
Pressure Surface ◽  
Atomic Force ◽  
Ordered Array ◽  
Copolymer Poly ◽  
Perfluorinated Surfactant

Hybrid Langmuir and Langmuir-Blodgett monolayers of a perfluorooctadecanoic acid mixed with a rigid block copolymer, poly(3,5-bis(3,5-bis(benzyloxy)benzyloxy)benzyl methacrylate-random-methacrylic acid)-block-poly(2-perfluorooctylethyl acrylate), which is composed of benzyloxy dendron side chains and perfluorinated side chains, were prepared and characterized by surface pressure–surface area isotherms, atomic force microscopic images and neutron and X-ray reflectometries. The two-dimensionally phase-separated structures of monolayer films and their morphologies with plateau and terrace were confirmed. The monolayers were separated into a dendron layer, a perfluorinated layer, and a carboxyl layer. The layer formation is originated not only in the intermolecular interaction between a perfluorooctadecanoic acid and a block copolymer but also in the geometry of the molecules. Especially, the amphiphilicity of perfluorinated surfactant plays a role to the ordered array of the block copolymers.

Nanopatterning in Langmuir-Blodgett Monolayers of a Thermoresponsive Double Hydrophilic Block Copolymer Studied by Atomic Force Microscopy

2011 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 3151-3161 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rute I. S. Romão ◽  
Quirina Ferreira ◽  
Jorge Morgado ◽  
José M. G. Martinho ◽  
Amélia M. P. S. Gonçalves da Silva
Keyword(s):  
Atomic Force Microscopy ◽  
Block Copolymer ◽  
Force Microscopy ◽  
Langmuir Blodgett ◽  
Atomic Force

Phase Transitions in Phospholipid Monolayers Studied by Atomic Force Microscopy and Langmuir-Blodgett Technique

2008 ◽  
Vol 59 (11) ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Tomoaia-Cotisel ◽  
Aurora Mocanu
Keyword(s):  
Atomic Force Microscopy ◽  
Lipid Membrane ◽  
Phase Behaviour ◽  
Membrane Interface ◽  
Force Microscopy ◽  
Langmuir Blodgett ◽  
Atomic Force ◽  
Phospholipid Monolayers ◽  
Air Water Interface ◽  
Condensed Liquid

The phase behaviour and surface structure of dipalmitoyl phosphatidyl choline (DPPC) monolayers at the air/water interface, in the absence and the presence of procaine, have been investigated by Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) technique and atomic force microscopy. The LB films were transferred on mica, at a controlled surface pressure, characteristic for the expanded liquid to condensed liquid phase transition of pure DPPC monolayers. The results indicate that procaine penetrates into and specifically interacts with phospholipid monolayers stabilizing the lipid membrane interface.

TUNING PROPERTIES AND MORPHOLOGY IN HIGH VINYL CONTENT SBS BLOCK COPOLYMER, A THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMER VIA THIOL-ENE MODIFICATION

2017 ◽  
Vol 90 (3) ◽  
pp. 550-561 ◽  
Author(s):  
Prithwiraj Mandal ◽  
Siva Ponnupandian ◽  
Soumyadip Choudhury ◽  
Nikhil K. Singha
Keyword(s):  
Block Copolymer ◽  
Thermoplastic Elastomer ◽  
Atomic Force Microscopy Analysis ◽  
Ene Reaction ◽  
Force Microscopy ◽  
Atomic Force ◽  
Microscopy Analysis ◽  
Styrene Butadiene Styrene ◽  
Styrene Butadiene ◽  
Butadiene Styrene

ABSTRACT Thiol-ene modification of high vinyl content thermoplastic elastomeric styrene butadiene styrene (SBS) block copolymer (BCP) was carried out using different thiolating agents in toluene at 70 °C. 1H NMR analysis confirmed the participation of vinyl double bond in the thiol-ene modification reaction of SBS. Surface morphology of the block copolymers evaluated by atomic force microscopy analysis showed higher roughness after the thiol-ene reaction. The thiol-modified SBS block copolymer showed better adhesion strength and oil resistance properties than the pristine SBS.

Metastability in Monolayer Films Transferred onto Solid Substrates by the Langmuir-Blodgett Method: IR Evidence for Transfer-Induced Phase Transitions

1994 ◽  
Vol 48 (10) ◽  
pp. 1196-1203 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fazale R. Rana ◽  
Suci Widayati ◽  
Brian W. Gregory ◽  
Richard A. Dluhy
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acid ◽  
Conformational Changes ◽  
Structural Changes ◽  
High Surface ◽  
Solid Substrate ◽  
Water Interface ◽  
Monolayer Films ◽  
Langmuir Blodgett ◽  
Monomolecular Film ◽  
Air Water Interface

The rate at which a monomolecular film is deposited onto a solid substrate in the Langmuir-Blodgett process of preparing supported monolayer films influences the final structure of the transferred film. Attenuated total reflectance infrared spectroscopic studies of monolayers transferred to germanium substrates show that the speed at which the substrate is drawn through the air/water interface influences the final conformation in the hydrocarbon chains of amphiphilic film molecules. This transfer-induced effect is especially evident when the monolayer is transferred from the expanded region of surface-pressure-molecular-area isotherms at low surface pressures; the effect is minimized when the film molecules are transferred from condensed phases at high surface pressures. This phenomenon has been observed for both a fatty acid and a phospholipid, which suggests that these conformational changes may occur in a variety of hydrocarbon amphiphiles transferred from the air/water interface. This conformational ordering may be due to a kinetically limited phase transition taking place in the meniscus formed between the solid substrate and aqueous subphase. In addition, the results obtained for both the phospholipid and fatty acid suggest that the structure of the amphiphile may help determine the extent and nature of the transfer-speed-induced structural changes taking place in the monomolecular film.

Modular polymerized ionic liquid block copolymer membranes for CO2/N2 separation

2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (21) ◽  
pp. 7967-7972 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian J. Adzima ◽  
Surendar R. Venna ◽  
Steven S. Klara ◽  
Hongkun He ◽  
Mingjiang Zhong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ionic Liquid ◽  
Block Copolymer ◽  
Polymerized Ionic Liquid ◽  
Copolymer Poly ◽  
Poly Ionic Liquid

A robust and orthogonal approach to access modular block-copolymer poly(ionic liquid)s.

Synthesis and Morphology of Molecular Brushes with Polyacrylonitrile Block Copolymer Side Chains and Their Conversion into Nanostructured Carbons

2007 ◽  
Vol 40 (17) ◽  
pp. 6199-6205 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chuanbing Tang ◽  
Bruno Dufour ◽  
Tomasz Kowalewski ◽  
Krzysztof Matyjaszewski
Keyword(s):  
Block Copolymer ◽  
Side Chains ◽  
Molecular Brushes ◽  
Nanostructured Carbons

Self-Association of the Thermosensitive Block Copolymer Poly(2-isopropyl-2-oxazoline)-b-poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) in Water–Methanol Mixtures

2014 ◽  
Vol 47 (19) ◽  
pp. 6900-6910 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rintaro Takahashi ◽  
Xing-Ping Qiu ◽  
Na Xue ◽  
Takahiro Sato ◽  
Ken Terao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Block Copolymer ◽  
Self Association ◽  
Copolymer Poly
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