Polymer nanocomposite dielectrics possess exceptional electric properties that are absent
in the pristine dielectric polymers. The matrix/particle interface in polymer nanocomposite …

Polymer coatings of nanometric thickness are about to enter in everyday life as part of a
wide range of applications such as protective layers, stimuli-responsive membranes or as …

In polymer nanoparticle composites (PNCs) with attractive interactions between
nanoparticles (NPs) and polymers, a bound layer of the polymer forms on the NP surface …

Polymer chains at a buried interface with an inorganic solid play a critical role in the
performance of polymer nanocomposites and adhesives. Sum frequency generation (SFG) …

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 …

Nanocomposites (NCs) of poly (2-vinyl pyridine)(P2VP) and nanosilica were prepared by
spin-coating and characterized by fluorescence to assess the alterations in matrix glass …

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 …

Density changes in thin polymer films have long been considered as a possible explanation
for shifts in the thickness-dependent glass transition temperature T g (h) in such …

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 …

Hypothesis Solid-state polymer adsorption offers a distinct approach for surface
modification. These ultrathin, so-called Guiselin layers can easily be obtained by placing a …