Surface segregation in end fluorinated polystyrenes

R. B. Mason, C. A. Jalbert, J. F. Elman, T. E. Long, B. Gunesin, J. T. Koberstein

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Abstract

Surface segregation effects in a neat system of perfluorinated polystyrenes were investigated using contact angle analysis. Surface composition and surface energies for a homologous series of samples ranging in molecular weight from 5000 g/mol to 100,000 g/mol were determined. The surface enrichment of end groups was found to decrease with increasing molecular weight of PS-F. Calculations show that for the 5000 g/mol PS-F the surface tension was 19.9 mN/m, a massive reduction from 32.4 mN/m for non functional PS and approaching that of PTFE at 18.2 mN/m. The 100,000 PS-F had a surface tension of 29.7 mN/m, an 8% decrease from the non functional polymer for a 0.1% concentration of fluorinated end groups. The molecular weight dependence of polymer surface tension will be compared with theoretical predictions.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)910-911
Number of pages2
JournalAmerican Chemical Society, Polymer Preprints, Division of Polymer Chemistry
Volume39
Issue number2
StatePublished - Aug 1998
Externally publishedYes
EventProceedings of the 1997 Boston Meeting - Boston, MA, USA
Duration: Aug 23 1998Aug 27 1998

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Polymers and Plastics

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