Surface Segregation of Cyclic Chains in Binary Melts of Thin Polymer Films: The Influence of Constituent Concentration
We carry out extensive molecular dynamics simulations of thin films of bead-spring models of binary mixtures composed of cyclic and linear polymer chains. We study the equilibrium behavior of the polymer chains for two very different chain lengths, which resemble short (10-mers) and long (100-mers)...
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doaj-c3ec885d329c4a1abea8937cdeb880462020-11-24T23:54:12ZengMDPI AGPolymers2073-43602018-03-0110332410.3390/polym10030324polym10030324Surface Segregation of Cyclic Chains in Binary Melts of Thin Polymer Films: The Influence of Constituent ConcentrationFrancis M. Gaitho0Mesfin Tsige1Genene T. Mola2Giuseppe Pellicane3School of Chemistry & Physics, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, Private Bag X01, Scottsville 3209, South AfricaDepartment of Polymer Science, University of Akron, Akron, OH 44325, USASchool of Chemistry & Physics, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, Private Bag X01, Scottsville 3209, South AfricaSchool of Chemistry & Physics, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, Private Bag X01, Scottsville 3209, South AfricaWe carry out extensive molecular dynamics simulations of thin films of bead-spring models of binary mixtures composed of cyclic and linear polymer chains. We study the equilibrium behavior of the polymer chains for two very different chain lengths, which resemble short (10-mers) and long (100-mers) chains, at different concentrations of the binary mixture. We clearly show how the concentration variable affects the enrichment of either of the two polymer species at the interface, and also how the chain length influences this process.http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/10/3/324polymer meltconcentrationsurface behaviorinterface |
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Francis M. Gaitho Mesfin Tsige Genene T. Mola Giuseppe Pellicane |
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Francis M. Gaitho Mesfin Tsige Genene T. Mola Giuseppe Pellicane Surface Segregation of Cyclic Chains in Binary Melts of Thin Polymer Films: The Influence of Constituent Concentration Polymers polymer melt concentration surface behavior interface |
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Francis M. Gaitho Mesfin Tsige Genene T. Mola Giuseppe Pellicane |
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Francis M. Gaitho |
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Surface Segregation of Cyclic Chains in Binary Melts of Thin Polymer Films: The Influence of Constituent Concentration |
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Surface Segregation of Cyclic Chains in Binary Melts of Thin Polymer Films: The Influence of Constituent Concentration |
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Surface Segregation of Cyclic Chains in Binary Melts of Thin Polymer Films: The Influence of Constituent Concentration |
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Surface Segregation of Cyclic Chains in Binary Melts of Thin Polymer Films: The Influence of Constituent Concentration |
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Surface Segregation of Cyclic Chains in Binary Melts of Thin Polymer Films: The Influence of Constituent Concentration |
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surface segregation of cyclic chains in binary melts of thin polymer films: the influence of constituent concentration |
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MDPI AG |
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Polymers |
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2073-4360 |
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We carry out extensive molecular dynamics simulations of thin films of bead-spring models of binary mixtures composed of cyclic and linear polymer chains. We study the equilibrium behavior of the polymer chains for two very different chain lengths, which resemble short (10-mers) and long (100-mers) chains, at different concentrations of the binary mixture. We clearly show how the concentration variable affects the enrichment of either of the two polymer species at the interface, and also how the chain length influences this process. |
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polymer melt concentration surface behavior interface |
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