Issue 33, 2007

Coarse-grained simulations of ABA amphiphilic triblock copolymer solutions in thin films

Abstract

We study a coarse-grained model of A10–B20–A10 amphiphilic triblock copolymers in aqueous solution under confinement. We focus on the influence of the wall interaction on the morphology of the ensuing self-assembled structures. We also study the dynamics of the polymers. All our simulations are confined between two walls. We study three different combinations of walls: hydrophobic and hydrophobic, hydrophobic and hydrophilic, hydrophilic and hydrophilic. We moreover elucidate the concentration influence. The conformation and behavior of the copolymer in strongly confined systems depend on the type of wall interaction and concentration.

Graphical abstract: Coarse-grained simulations of ABA amphiphilic triblock copolymer solutions in thin films

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
13 Feb 2007
Accepted
05 Jun 2007
First published
28 Jun 2007

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2007,9, 4662-4672

Coarse-grained simulations of ABA amphiphilic triblock copolymer solutions in thin films

M. Hatakeyama and R. Faller, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2007, 9, 4662 DOI: 10.1039/B702241G

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