The adsorbed polymer layer on the inorganic solid surface is crucial in improving the
physical properties of composite nanomaterials; therefore, the properties could be tuned by …

Herein, the adsorption of polystyrene (PS) on phenyl-modified SiO2–Si substrates was
investigated. Different from those for PS adsorption on a neat SiO2–Si substrate, the growth …

Polymer films and coatings are ubiquitous in nanoscale applications where confined
macromolecules experience greater interfacial effects, causing deviations from bulk material …

The wetting behavior of ultrathin polymer films (< 100 nm) is systematically studied via
dynamic contact angle measurements on a model bilayer system of cross-linked polystyrene …

Nanoconfined polystyrene (PS) films exhibit substantial reductions in glass transition
temperature (T g) from bulk T g. By incorporating 2–6 mol% 2-ethylhexyl acrylate (EHA) into …

The effects of nanoconfinement on the glass-transition temperature (T g) and fragility index
(m) of thin polymer films, eg, polystyrene (PS), can be substantial. We recently demonstrated …

Polystyrene nanofibres reinforced with cellulose nanocrystals have been produced by
electrospinning. Two different orientations of the nanofibres were produced, namely aligned …

The polymer/substrate interface plays a significant role in the dynamics of nanoconfined
polymers because of its suppression on polymer mobility and its long-range propagation …

Rigid amorphous fraction (RAF) in bulk and thin‐film states of isotactic polystyrene (iPS) was
studied as a function of crystalline fraction (CF). The CF increased with isothermal cold …

The geometrical confinement directly affects many crucial properties of polymer thin films by
interfacial interactions. A key to understanding the role of these interfacial interactions is to …