TY - JOUR
T1 - Statistical thermodynamics of polymers near surfaces
AU - Szleifer, I.
PY - 1996
Y1 - 1996
N2 - Recent developments in molecular theoretical approaches have improved our understanding of experimental observations of the thermodynamic and structural properties of tethered polymer layers, in particular for short to intermediate chain length molecules. The theoretical treatment of surface segregation behavior in thin films of isomeric polymer blends and block copolymers has recently been shown to require the inclusion of the detailed chemical architecture of the chains as well as of the bulk and surface interactions.
AB - Recent developments in molecular theoretical approaches have improved our understanding of experimental observations of the thermodynamic and structural properties of tethered polymer layers, in particular for short to intermediate chain length molecules. The theoretical treatment of surface segregation behavior in thin films of isomeric polymer blends and block copolymers has recently been shown to require the inclusion of the detailed chemical architecture of the chains as well as of the bulk and surface interactions.
U2 - 10.1016/S1359-0294(96)80142-7
DO - 10.1016/S1359-0294(96)80142-7
M3 - Article
VL - 1
SP - 416
EP - 423
JO - Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface Science
JF - Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface Science
ER -