Rigid-to-Flexible Transition in a Molecular Brush in a Good Solvent at a Semidilute Concentration

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Beitragende

  • Jia Jhen Kang - , Technische Universität München (Autor:in)
  • Clemens Sachse - , Professur für Makromolekulare Chemie (MC) (Autor:in)
  • Chia Hsin Ko - , Technische Universität München (Autor:in)
  • Martin A. Schroer - , Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY) (Autor:in)
  • Stefano Da Vela - , Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY) (Autor:in)
  • Dmitry Molodenskiy - , Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY) (Autor:in)
  • Joachim Kohlbrecher - , Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) (Autor:in)
  • Nikita V. Bushuev - , Lomonosov Moscow State University (Autor:in)
  • Rustam A. Gumerov - , Lomonosov Moscow State University (Autor:in)
  • Igor I. Potemkin - , Lomonosov Moscow State University, South Ural State University (Autor:in)
  • Rainer Jordan - , Professur für Makromolekulare Chemie (MC) (Autor:in)
  • Christine M. Papadakis - , Technische Universität München (Autor:in)

Abstract

The structures of a molecular brush in a good solvent are investigated using synchrotron small-angle X-ray scattering in a wide range of concentrations. The brush under study, PiPOx239-g-PnPrOx14, features a relatively long poly(2-isopropenyl-2-oxazoline) (PiPOx) backbone and short poly(2-n-propyl-2-oxazoline) (PnPrOx) side chains. As a solvent, ethanol is used. By model fitting, the overall size and the persistence length as well as the interaction length and interaction strength are determined. At this, the interplay between form and structure factor is taken into account. The conformation of the molecular brush is traced upon increasing the solution concentration, and a rigid-to-flexible transition is found near the overlap concentration. Finally, the results of computer simulations of the molecular brush solutions confirm the experimental results.

Details

OriginalspracheEnglisch
Seiten (von - bis)5226-5236
Seitenumfang11
FachzeitschriftLangmuir
Jahrgang38
Ausgabenummer17
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 3 Mai 2022
Peer-Review-StatusJa

Externe IDs

PubMed 35166545