Surface Engineering of Styrene/PEGylated-Fluoroalkyl Styrene Block Copolymer Thin Films

Published

January 1, 2009

Author(s)

Elisa Martinelli, Sara Menghetti, Giancarlo Galli, Antonella Glisenti, Sitaraman Krishnan, Marvin Y. Paik, Christopher K. Ober, Detlet-M Smilgies, Daniel A. Fischer

Abstract

A series of diblock copolymers prepared from styrenic monomers was synthesized using ATRP. One block was derived from styrene while the second block was prepared from a styrene modified with an amphiphilic PEGylated-fluoroalkyl side chain. The surface properties of the resulting polymer films were carefully characterized using dynamic contact angle, XPS and NEXAFS measurements. The polymer morphology was investigated using AFM and GISAXS studies. The block copolymers possess surfaces dominated by the fluorinated unit in the dry state and a distinct phase separated microstructure in the thin film. The microstructure of these polymers is strongly influenced by the thin film structure in which it is investigated.

Citation

Journal of Polymer Science Part A-Polymer Chemistry

Volume

47

Issue

1

Pub Type

Journals

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Keywords

amphiphilic copolymer, block copolymer, fluorinated polymer, microstructure, surface free energy, thin film

Citation

Martinelli, E. , Menghetti, S. , Galli, G. , Glisenti, A. , Krishnan, S. , Paik, M. , Ober, C. , Smilgies, D. and Fischer, D. (2009), Surface Engineering of Styrene/PEGylated-Fluoroalkyl Styrene Block Copolymer Thin Films, Journal of Polymer Science Part A-Polymer Chemistry, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=854428 (Accessed April 18, 2024)