Theory of Liquid-Crystalline (LC) Polymer Brushes:  Interpenetrating Brushes

Interaction of brushes oriented face-to-face under compression and subsequent extension is investigated theoretically. Brushes formed by mesogenic chains with induced stiffness in the liquid-crystalline (LC) state are considered. It is shown that the contact between LC brushes composed of long folds...

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Published inMacromolecules Vol. 31; no. 11; pp. 3720 - 3730
Main Authors Amoskov, Victor M, Birshtein, Tatiana M, Pryamitsyn, Victor A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published American Chemical Society 02.06.1998
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Summary:Interaction of brushes oriented face-to-face under compression and subsequent extension is investigated theoretically. Brushes formed by mesogenic chains with induced stiffness in the liquid-crystalline (LC) state are considered. It is shown that the contact between LC brushes composed of long folds of grafted chains (FLC structure) leads to interpenetration of brushes and to formation of a combined structure. The brushes remain combined under the extension of this structure.
Bibliography:ark:/67375/TPS-ZQ3RCM9L-3
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ISSN:0024-9297
1520-5835
DOI:10.1021/ma970985d