Zhang, Z., Edmondson, S., Mears, M. et al. (4 more authors) (2018) Blob Size Controls Diffusion of Free Polymer in a Chemically Identical Brush in Semidilute Solution. Macromolecules, 51 (16). pp. 6312-6317. ISSN 0024-9297
Abstract
The diffusion of rhodamine-labeled poly(ethylene glycol) (r-PEG) within surface-grafted poly(ethylene glycol) (s-PEG) layers in aqueous solution at 18 °C was measured by fluorescence correlation spectroscopy. The diffusion coefficient of r-PEG within s-PEG was controlled by the grafting density, σ, and scaled as σ–1.42±0.09. It is proposed that a characteristic blob size associated with the grafted (brush) layer defines the region through which the r-PEG diffusion occurs. The diffusion coefficients for r-PEG in semidilute solution were found to be similar to those in the brushes.
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Science (Sheffield) > Department of Physics and Astronomy (Sheffield) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number ENGINEERING AND PHYSICAL SCIENCE RESEARCH COUNCIL (EPSRC) EP/I012060/1 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 04 Sep 2018 10:33 |
Last Modified: | 05 Sep 2018 00:52 |
Published Version: | https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.macromol.8b01... |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | American Chemical Society |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1021/acs.macromol.8b01193 |
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