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  • Polymer Science
  • Materials Science
  • Chemical Engineering

Background:

  • Polymer-substrate interactions significantly influence phase separation dynamics and final material properties.
  • The surface can act as an additional driving force for phase separation, alongside polymerization.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To model phase separation in polymer blends undergoing polymerization near a surface.
  • To investigate the effect of surface potential and polymerization rate on morphology and anisotropic ordering.

Main Methods:

  • Modification of the polymerizing Cahn-Hilliard (pCH) method to include a surface potential.
  • Explicit modeling of polydispersity by considering different molecular-weight components.
  • Simulation of a binary polymer mixture with a species-selective surface potential.

Main Results:

  • Surface potential accelerates phase separation of smaller molecules at early stages.
  • At low polymerization rates, smaller molecules accumulate at the surface, promoting heavier polymer production there.
  • At high polymerization rates, bulk accumulation precedes surface-initiated anisotropic phase separation.

Conclusions:

  • Surface potential plays a crucial role in controlling early-stage phase separation and polymer distribution near surfaces.
  • Polymerization rate and surface interaction strength dictate the degree of anisotropic ordering in polymer blends.
  • The developed model provides insights into designing polymer materials with specific morphologies and properties.