Structure of the Poly (methyl methacrylate) Adsorbed Layer Determined by the Surface Chemistry of the Substrate

W Ren, Y Hong, H Wei, J Xu, C Zhang, X Zhou… - …, 2023 - ACS Publications
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 …

Loosely adsorbed chains expedite the desorption of flattened polystyrene chains on flat silicon surface

W Ren, Y Li, Y Tang, J Xu, C Zhang, OKC Tsui… - ACS Macro …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Herein, the desorption of the adsorbed chains (including two regions of flattened chains and
loosely adsorbed chains) was examined by monitoring the chain exchange kinetics between …

Review and reproducibility of forming adsorbed layers from solvent washing of melt annealed films

MF Thees, JA McGuire, CB Roth - Soft Matter, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Recent studies suggest chain adsorption in the melt may be responsible for a number of
property changes in thin films by making correlations between the residual adsorbed layer …

Thermal properties and segmental dynamics of polymer melt chains adsorbed on solid surfaces

N Jiang, M Sen, MK Endoh, T Koga, E Langhammer… - Langmuir, 2018 - ACS Publications
The glass transition of supported polystyrene (PS) and poly (2-vinylpyridine)(P2VP) thin
films in the vicinity of the substrate interface was studied by using a nanoplasmonic sensing …

Enhanced thermal stability of polystyrene by interfacial noncovalent interactions

Y Hong, Y Li, F Wang, B Zuo, X Wang, L Zhang… - …, 2018 - ACS Publications
The local conformation of polystyrene (PS) and deuterated PS at the interface with quartz
substrates, which were covered with phenyl groups using phenyltrimethoxysilane (PTS) …

Flattened chains dominate the adsorption dynamics of loosely adsorbed chains on modified planar substrates

J Xu, L Bai, W Ren, H Zhu, X Zhou, C Zhang, X Wang - Soft Matter, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Growth kinetics of the adsorbed layer of poly (2-vinylpyridine)–an indirect observation of desorption of polymers from substrates

M Gawek, H Omar, P Szymoniak, A Schönhals - Soft matter, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The growth kinetics of the adsorbed layer of poly (2-vinylpiridine) on silicon oxide is studied
using a leaching technique which is based on the Guiselin brushes approach. The adsorbed …

[HTML][HTML] Melt adsorption of poly(tert-butyl methacrylate) and poly(ethyl methacrylate) on silica studied with chip nanocalorimetry

M Ishihara, T Watanabe, T Hirata, T Sasaki - Polymer Journal, 2024 - nature.com
Irreversible adsorption of polymer chains from a melt on a substrate surface can be strongly
affected by interfacial interactions. In this study, we examined the adsorption of two …

Recent Advancements in Experimental Methods for Investigating Irreversible Chain Adsorption at Polymer-Solid Interfaces

Y Wu, Q Wang, H Sun, S Wang, Z Han, J Chen, Z Wu… - Polymer, 2024 - Elsevier
Polymer-solid interfaces are crucial in determining the properties and performance of a
diverse array of materials, ranging from polymer-based thin film devices to polymer …

Absolute molecular structure of the polystyrene at the buried polystyrene/silica interface and its relationship to dewetting during annealing

B Li, L Chen, S Zhang, Q Tao, YH Ma, P Hu, X Lu… - Applied Surface …, 2023 - Elsevier
Dewetting is a common phenomenon observed from polymer thin films under stimuli, such
as annealing, which directly affects the applications of polymer thin films. A key to …