Comb-like polymer blends of poly(oxyethylene)s with CH3-terminated and CF3-terminated alkylsulfonylmethyl side chains: Effect of terminal CF3 moiety on the surface properties of the blends

Surface properties and liquid crystal alignment behavior of poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) derivatives with alkyl ester side chains

“…Since the PHEMA#Cs also have amphiphilic side chains composed of hydrophilic ester groups and hydrophobic alkyl groups, and ester group can interact with water, we believe that the phenomenon observed in this study can be explained through such factors brightened by Lee et al Therefore, we observed the surface deformation at the three phase line of water shown in Fig. 7 and Supplementary material as previously reported [12,50]. However, the stick-slip behavior was not observed on the surfaces of PHEMA#Cs with # P 15.…”

“…Wetting properties of flat polymeric surfaces are mainly affected by the molecular and chemical structures [6][7][8]. Comb-like polymers with functional side chains have been widely used to investigate the correlation between molecular structures and wettability [8][9][10][11][12]. The introduction of long alkyl groups in the side chain of such polymers has been regarded as a general method to obtain well ordered structures giving rise to the very low surface energy [13][14][15].…”

Surface Properties of Silane-Treated Diatomaceous Earth Coatings: Effect of Alkyl Chain Length

“…This disorder was reflected in smaller water contact angles. Previous studies showed perpendicular orientation of long alkyl chains at large adsorbed amounts, − with a low surface energy around 20 mN/m . This indicates that well-aligned, long alkyl chains ( n ≥ 12) can repel the water from the surface because of their low surface energies.…”

Tuning Surface Properties of Poly(methyl methacrylate) Film Using Poly(perfluoromethyl methacrylate)s with Short Perfluorinated Side Chains

“…This result might be caused by the PMMA part, which is partially exposed between the thinned PFMMA layer and the surface; however, its effect is marginal because of the dominant character of the fluorinated part on the wettability, as previously reported. 45 The sharp drop of F/O ratios on the PHFBMA-10 and PPFPMA-10 films can be explained by the film thickness values because the XPS technique can determine the elemental compositions in the near-surface region to a depth of approximately 5−10 nm. 46,47 The film thickness values of the PFMMA layers on PPFPMA-25, PHFIPMA-25, PHFBMA-25, and PHFIPMA-10 films ranged from 6.9 to 9.5 nm, whereas those of the PFMMA layers on PPFPMA-10 and PHFBMA-10 films were less than 5 nm.…”