Graded interfaces of polymers on silica

Author

Frank D. Blum, Missouri University of Science and TechnologyFollow

Abstract

The dynamics of polymers at interfaces are important in a variety of applications, especially where those applications depend on mechanical or surface properties. Surface properties of interfacial species, like polymers used in composites, are not easily measured macroscopically because the interfacial layers are so thin. Microscopic techniques, especially spectroscopic ones, have been successful at probing these interfaces. Spectroscopic techniques can be sensitive to very small amounts of material on the surface and many of these have been reviewed with special emphasis on their use in composite interfaces. (1) We have used deuterium NMR to study the segmental dynamics of specifically labeled polymers on surfaces. The use of this technique applied to thin organic films has been reviewed. (2,3) In particular, we report studies of poly(vinyl acetate)-d3 (PVAc-d3) (4) and poly(methyl acrylate)-d3 (PMA-d3) (5-7) on silica. We find that there exists a motional gradient in the polymers perpendicular to the surface. This motional gradient is a function of the molecular weight and adsorbed amount of polymer.

Recommended Citation

F. D. Blum, "Graded interfaces of polymers on silica," Silica 2001 ICSI-CNRS, Institut de Chimie des Surfaces et Interfaces, Jan 2001.

Department(s)

Chemistry

Sponsor(s)

National Science Foundation (U.S.)

Document Type

Article - Conference proceedings

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Citation

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text

Language(s)

English

Rights

© 2001 Institut de Chimie des Surfaces et Interfaces, All rights reserved.

Publication Date

01 Jan 2001