Surface induced self-organization of comb-like macromolecules

• Konstantin I. Popov,
• Vladimir V. Palyulin,
• Martin Möller,
• Alexei R. Khokhlov and
• Igor I. Potemkin

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2011, 2, 569–584, doi:10.3762/bjnano.2.61

• Aachen and DWI at the RWTH Aachen e.V., 52056 Aachen, Germany 10.3762/bjnano.2.61 Abstract We present a review of the theoretical and experimental evidence for the peculiar properties of comb copolymers, demonstrating the uniqueness of these materials among other polymer architectures. These special

• interaction with the substrate. We predict the stability of direct and inverse disc-, torus- and stripelike nanostructures. Phase diagrams of the film are constructed. Keywords: comb copolymers; macromolecules; adsorption; self-organization; Introduction Recent advances in macromolecular synthesis allow

• precise control over structure and polydispersity of architecturally complex polymers [1][2][3]. Among these polymers are comb or brush copolymers, i.e., macromolecules which consist of a backbone and attached side chains [4][5]. Originally the interest in comb copolymers was motivated by the desire to