School of Chemistry: Recent submissions
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Control of nanoparticle formation using the constrained dewetting of polymer brushes
Published 2015-01-14We have used coarse-grained molecular dynamics simulations to investigate the use of pinned micelles formed by the constrained dewetting of polymer brushes to act as a template for nanoparticle formation. The evaporation ...Open AccessArticle -
High Glass Transition Temperature Fluoropolymers for Hydrophobic Surface Coatings via RAFT Copolymerization
Published 2016-02-24The preparation of polymer thin films or surface coatings that display a static water contact angle .958 often requires hierarchical roughness features or surface functionalization steps. In addition, inherently hydrophobic ...Open AccessArticle -
The Good the Bad and the Slippery: A Tale of Three Solvents in Polymer Film Dewetting
Published 2016-09-01We investigated the dynamics and morphology of dewetting of bilayers of thin polymer films, made of a top poly(4-vinylpyridine) (P4VP) film on a polystyrene film on silicon substrates, upon exposure to vapors of binary and ...Open AccessArticle -
Boundary flow on end-grafted PEG brushes
Published 2015-12-18We investigated the boundary conditions for flow of a Newtonian liquid over soft interfaces by measuring hydrodynamic drainage forces with colloid probe atomic force microscopy in a viscous liquid. The investigated soft ...Open AccessArticle -
Patterned polymer coatings increase the efficiency of dew harvesting
Published 2017-02-22Micropatterned polymer surfaces, possessing both topographical and chemical characteristics, were prepared on three-dimensional copper tubes and used to capture atmospheric water. The micropatterns mimic the structure on ...Open AccessArticle