Relaxation behavior of polymer thin films: Effects of free surface, buried interface, and geometrical confinement

B Li, S Zhang, JS Andre, Z Chen - Progress in Polymer Science, 2021 - Elsevier
The glass transition temperature (T g) of polymer thin films, one of the most important
parameters to characterize the relaxation behavior of polymer chains in a thin film, has been …

In Situ Observation of Chemical Reactions at Buried Solid/Solid Interfaces in Coextruded Multilayer Polymer Films

D Rossi, Y Wu, R Paradkar, Y Dong… - Industrial & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The characterization of chemical reactions at the buried interface is critical to understand
interfacial molecular interactions and improve interfacial properties like adhesion. Interface …

Probing interfacial behavior and antifouling activity of adsorbed copolymers at solid/liquid interfaces

J Gao, MR Khan, Y Wu, DD Hawker, KE Gutowski… - Langmuir, 2023 - ACS Publications
Polymers containing poly (ethylene glycol)(PEG) units can exhibit excellent antifouling
properties, which have been proposed/used for coating of biomedical implants, separation …

Characterization of Buried Interfaces of Silicone Materials in Situ to Understand Their Fouling-Release, Antifouling, and Adhesion Properties

G Labrague, F Gomez, Z Chen - Langmuir, 2024 - ACS Publications
Poly (dimethylsiloxane)(PDMS) has numerous excellent properties and is extensively used
as the main component of many silicone products in a variety of research fields and practical …

Probing covalent interactions at a silicone adhesive/nylon interface

T Lin, Y Wu, E Santos, X Chen, J Kelleher-Ferguson… - Langmuir, 2022 - ACS Publications
Covalent bonding is one of the most robust forms of intramolecular interaction between
adhesives and substrates. In contrast to most noncovalent interactions, covalent bonds can …

Observing a chemical reaction at a buried solid/solid interface in situ

B Li, JS Andre, X Chen, B Walther, R Paradkar… - Analytical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Chemical reactions are the most important phenomena in chemistry. However, chemical
reactions at buried solid/solid interfaces are very difficult to study in situ. In this research, the …

Absolute molecular structure of the polystyrene at the buried polystyrene/silica interface and its relationship to dewetting during annealing

B Li, L Chen, S Zhang, Q Tao, YH Ma, P Hu, X Lu… - Applied Surface …, 2023 - Elsevier
Dewetting is a common phenomenon observed from polymer thin films under stimuli, such
as annealing, which directly affects the applications of polymer thin films. A key to …

Investigation of the atmospheric moisture effect on the molecular behavior of an isocyanate-based primer surface

S Zhang, L Hsu, A Toolis, B Li, J Zhou, T Lin, Z Chen - Langmuir, 2021 - ACS Publications
A primer coating is engineered to facilitate compatibility between products like adhesives,
sealants, and potting compounds and targeted substrates. Prolonged exposure of …

Interfacial reaction of a maleic anhydride grafted polyolefin with ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer at the buried solid/solid interface

JS Andre, B Li, X Chen, R Paradkar, B Walther, C Feng… - Polymer, 2021 - Elsevier
In this research, sum frequency generation (SFG) vibrational spectroscopy, a surface and
interface specific technique, was used to study chemical interactions occurring at the buried …

Optical spectroscopy of surfaces, interfaces, and thin films

TJ Blackburn, SM Tyler, JE Pemberton - Analytical Chemistry, 2022 - ACS Publications
Efforts to characterize solid/liquid, solid/gas, liquid/gas, liquid/liquid, and liquid/gas
interfaces utilizing optical spectroscopies in the ultraviolet− visible (UV− vis), infrared (IR) …