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Scaling Theory for End-Functionalized Polymers Confined Between Two Surfaces

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Using scaling theory, we determine the equilibrium behavior of a melt of functionalized and non-functionalized polymers confined between two infinite, planar surfaces, which model clay sheets. The functionalized chains contain two end-groups (one at each chain-end) that are highly attracted to the surfaces. Through these calculations, we delineate the conditions for the formation of thermodynamically stable polymer/clay mixtures in terms of the end-group adsorption energy, volume fraction of the end-functionalized chains, and polymer chain lengths.

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  1. Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 15261, USA

    Dmitri V. Kuznetsov & Anna C. Balazs

  2. Russian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Biochemical Physics, Moscow, 117977, Russia

    Dmitri V. Kuznetsov

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Kuznetsov, D.V., Balazs, A.C. Scaling Theory for End-Functionalized Polymers Confined Between Two Surfaces. MRS Online Proceedings Library 629, 28 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1557/PROC-629-FF2.8

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