Entropically driven attraction between telechelic brushes

Authors
Zilman, AG Safran, SA
Citation
Ag. Zilman et Sa. Safran, Entropically driven attraction between telechelic brushes, EUR PHY J E, 4(4), 2001, pp. 467-473
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science
Journal title
EUROPEAN PHYSICAL JOURNAL E
ISSN journal
12928941 → ACNP
Volume
4
Issue
4
Year of publication
2001
Pages
467 - 473
Database
ISI
SICI code
1292-8941(200104)4:4<467:EDABTB>2.0.ZU;2-7
Abstract
We discuss the structure and the interaction of telechelic brushes. We show that the association of functionalized chain ends is capable of giving ris e to attractive interactions between telechelic brush-covered surfaces, in contrast to conventional repulsion. Our predictions for the interaction fre e energy are in agreement with experimental data.