Issue 72, 2015

Restricted diffusion of guest molecules in polymer thin films on solid substrates as revealed by three-dimensional single-molecule tracking

Abstract

3D single-molecule tracking revealed that the translational diffusion of guest dyes in poly(2-hydroxyethyl acrylate) thin films on glass substrates was confined in a horizontal layer at a distance longer than 300–700 nm from the surface of the substrate. This peculiar long-range effect suggests that the interaction between the host polymer and the interface could affect the properties of polymers at a much longer distance than conventionally estimated.

Graphical abstract: Restricted diffusion of guest molecules in polymer thin films on solid substrates as revealed by three-dimensional single-molecule tracking

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
02 May 2015
Accepted
18 Jul 2015
First published
29 Jul 2015

Chem. Commun., 2015,51, 13756-13759

Author version available

Restricted diffusion of guest molecules in polymer thin films on solid substrates as revealed by three-dimensional single-molecule tracking

S. Ito, Y. Taga, K. Hiratsuka, S. Takei, D. Kitagawa, S. Kobatake and H. Miyasaka, Chem. Commun., 2015, 51, 13756 DOI: 10.1039/C5CC03663A

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