Confined Polymers in a Poor Solvent: The Role of Bonding to the Surface
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.1c00343
Abstract: We analytically predict the concentration profile of a long polymer chain in a poor solvent, confined between two walls where some of its monomers can form strong bonds with the walls. In contrast ... read more here.
Keywords: solvent role; role bonding; confined polymers; poor solvent ... See more keywords
Graphene Oxide Sheets in Solvents: To Crumple or Not To Crumple?
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DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.7b01647
Abstract: Some earlier studies suggested that graphene oxide (GO) sheets adopt a crumpled configuration in water, similar to the shape of a paper ball, which turns into an even more compact, collapsed form upon addition of… read more here.
Keywords: graphene oxide; poor solvent; solvents crumple; crumple crumple ... See more keywords
Unfolding of a comb-like polymer in a poor solvent: translation of macromolecular architecture in the force-deformation spectra.
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DOI: 10.1039/c7sm01589e
Abstract: A numerical self-consistent field modeling approach was employed to study the mechanical unfolding of a globule made by comb-like polymers in a poor solvent with the aim of unraveling how the macromolecular architecture affects the… read more here.
Keywords: poor solvent; comb like; deformation; force ... See more keywords