On the Immobilized Polymer Fraction in Attractive Nanocomposites: Tg Gradient versus Interfacial Layer

C Fernández-de-Alba, AM Jimenez, M Abbasi… - …, 2021 - ACS Publications
We study the slowing down of polymer dynamics in canonical nanocomposites made of
strongly interacting mixtures of poly-2-vinyl pyridine and silica nanoparticles (radius R= 7±2 …

Strong reduction in amplitude of the interfacial segmental dynamics in polymer nanocomposites

I Popov, B Carroll, V Bocharova, AC Genix… - …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Despite the wide use of polymer nanocomposites (PNCs) in various applications, our
understanding of the microscopic parameters controlling their macroscopic properties …

Probing adsorption of polyacrylamide-based polymers on anisotropic basal planes of kaolinite using quartz crystal microbalance

L Alagha, S Wang, L Yan, Z Xu, J Masliyah - Langmuir, 2013 - ACS Publications
Quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation (QCM-D) was applied to investigate the
adsorption characteristics of polyacrylamide-based polymers (PAMs) on anisotropic basal …

Molecular weight dependence of the surface tension of aqueous poly (ethylene oxide) solutions

M WonáKim - Faraday Discussions, 1994 - pubs.rsc.org
The surface tension of poly (ethylene oxide)(PEO) solution has been measured as a function
of molecular weight. The PEO molecule is known to be surface active and can form a …

Tethered polymer layers: phase transitions and reduction of protein adsorption

I Szleifer, MA Carignano - Macromolecular rapid …, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
The structural and thermodynamic properties of tethered polymer layers formed by
spreading diblock copolymers at a solid surface or at a fluid‐fluid interface are studied using …

Interfacial behavior of poly (styrene)− poly (ethylene oxide) diblock copolymer monolayers at the air− water interface. Hydrophilic block chain length and temperature …

AM Gonçalves da Silva, EJM Filipe, JMR d'Oliveira… - Langmuir, 1996 - ACS Publications
Spread monolayers of poly (styrene)− poly (ethylene oxide) diblock copolymers (PS m− PEO
n, m= 38, n= 90, 148, 250, and 445) have been studied at the air− water interface by …

[PDF][PDF] Interfacial behavior of poly (styrene)-poly (ethylene oxide) diblock copolymer monolayers at the air-water interface. Hydrophilic block chain length and …

AMG Da Silva, EJM Filipe, JMR d'Oliveira… - Langmuir, 1996 - academia.edu
Spread monolayers of poly (styrene)-poly (ethylene oxide) diblock copolymers (PSm-PEOn,
m) 38, n) 90, 148, 250, and 445) have been studied at the air-water interface by measuring …

The functionality of associative polymer networks: the association behavior of hydrophobically modified urethane-ethoxylate (HEUR) associative polymers in aqueous …

B Xu, A Yekta, L Li, Z Masoumi, MA Winnik - Colloids and Surfaces A …, 1996 - Elsevier
We re-examine the rheology of aqueous solutions of a hydrophobically modified urethane
ethoxylate associative polymer with Mn= 51 000 containing C16H33 end groups …

Study of the Kinetics of the Pancake-to-Brush Transition of Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) Chains

G Liu, H Cheng, L Yan, G Zhang - The Journal of Physical …, 2005 - ACS Publications
The chemical grafting of thiol-terminated poly (N-isopropylacrylamide)(HS-PNIPAM) chains
to a gold surface from a solution was investigated with a quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) …