The structural dynamics of polymers and simple liquids confined at the nanometer scale has
been intensively investigated in the last two decades in order to test the validity of theories …

For almost a decade, growing experimental evidence has revealed a strong correlation
between the properties of nanoconfined polymers and the number of chains irreversibly …

Thermal annealing is one of the most indispensable polymer fabrication processes and
plays essential roles in controlling morphologies and properties of polymeric materials. We …

Qualitatively different thickness dependences have been observed in the glass transition
temperature, T g, of polystyrene (PS) films supported by hydrogen-passivated silicon (H− Si) …

Particle-stabilized emulsions and foams offer a number of advantages over traditional
surfactant-stabilized systems, most notably a greater stability against coalescence and …

High molecular weight polymer solutions have a powerful tendency to deposit adsorbed
layers when exposed to even mildly attractive surfaces. The equilibrium properties of these …

Single-molecule fluorescence imaging of adsorption onto initially bare surfaces shows that
polymer chains need not localize immediately after arrival. In a system optimized to present …

The dynamics of polymers adsorbed to a solid surface are important in thin-film formation,
adhesion phenomena, and biosensing applications, but they are still poorly understood …

Understanding the structure and dynamics of the bound polymer layer (BL) that forms on
favorably interacting nanoparticles (NPs) is critical to revealing the mechanisms responsible …

Modulated differential scanning calorimetry was used to probe the thermal behavior of poly
(methyl methacrylate)(PMMA) adsorbed onto silica from solution and subsequently dried …