Issue 37, 2011

Polymer dewetting via stimuli responsive structural relaxation—contact angle analysis

Abstract

Thin films of a stimuli-responsive homopolymer dewet as a stimulus response after anion exchange of the imidazolium's counter anion. Contact angle analysis and interfacial energy considerations indicate dewetting goes counter to increasing spreading coefficient. Intrafilm stress arising from structural relaxation drives the dewetting.

Graphical abstract: Polymer dewetting via stimuli responsive structural relaxation—contact angle analysis

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
05 May 2011
Accepted
18 Jul 2011
First published
17 Aug 2011

Chem. Commun., 2011,47, 10356-10358

Polymer dewetting via stimuli responsive structural relaxation—contact angle analysis

X. Ma, R. Crombez, Md. Ashaduzzaman, M. Kunitake, L. Slater, T. Mourey and J. Texter, Chem. Commun., 2011, 47, 10356 DOI: 10.1039/C1CC12656C

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