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Tuning the Surface Properties of Elastomers Using Hydrocarbon-Based Mechanically Assembled Monolayers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 March 2011

Kirill Efimenko  and
Jan Genzer
Kirill Efimenko
Affiliation:
Department of Chemical Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7905
Jan Genzer
Affiliation:
Department of Chemical Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7905
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Abstract

We use static contact angle measurements and near-edge absorption fine structure to elucidate the surface structure and molecular orientation of hydrocarbon-based mechanically assembled monolayers (H-MAMs), structures formed by combination of assembly of alkyl moieties onto flexible elastomeric substrates and mechanical manipulation of the substrates. Specifically, we report that the organization of the grafted molecular array (“liquid”-like vs. solid-like) can be tailored by varying the degree of stretching of the elastomeric substrate. We also show that the H-MAM surfaces exhibit excellent stability.

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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 710: Symposia DD – Polymer Interfaces and Thin Films , 2001 , DD10.3.1
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2002

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