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How does the pattern of grafting points influence the structure of one-component and mixed polymer brushes?
Kurt BinderL. WenningMarcus Müllersubject
chemistry.chemical_classificationQuantitative Biology::BiomoleculesStructure formationMaterials scienceMorphology (linguistics)Monte Carlo methodGeneral Physics and AstronomyBrushNanotechnologyPolymerPolymer brushGraftinglaw.inventionCondensed Matter::Soft Condensed MatterComputer Science::GraphicschemistrylawComposite materialRandomnessdescription
Using Monte Carlo simulations of a coarse-grained bead-spring model we study the lateral structure formation of one-component polymer brushes in a bad solvent and of a mixed polymer brush upon increasing the incompatibility of the two species. We compare the morphology of the brush with a regular distribution of grafting points and with a random arrangement. Density or composition fluctuations of the grafting points enhance the formation of irregular structures but randomness prevents the formation of long-range order. Even small fluctuations of the grafting points are sufficient to pin the lateral structures of the brush.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-08-01 | Europhysics Letters (EPL) |