Novel Composite Materials of Polymers with Surfactants and Liquid Crystals

新型复合聚合物的制备与研究 材料提出。 这类特殊的结构 是通过表面活性剂模板的聚合物薄膜， 最近在PI的实验室里被开发出来。 这个项目 将确定电影的范围和独特性，并将 进一步强调了由该膜形成的膜的特征， 新方法 薄膜工艺的一般性将是 探索了各种亲水和疏水底物， 不同类型和分子结构的聚合物，以及 各种表面活性剂。 表征将包括 凝胶渗透法测定分子量 膜均匀性和再现性试验 几种物理方法和检查的电影 通过各种显微技术在衬底上形成结构。 合成了一种不寻常的新型表面活性剂， 烃/氟碳化合物杂化表面活性剂。 混合表面活性剂将与薄膜一起使用 技术以形成图案化的聚合物膜。

The fabrication and investigation of novel composite polymer materials is proposed. The particular class of structures are polymer thin films via surfactant templates which have been recently developed in the PI's laboratory. This project will ascertain the scope and uniqueness of the films, and will further emphasize the characterization of films formed by this new method. Generality of the thin film process will be explored for various hydrophilic and hydrophobic substrate, polymers of different type and molecular structure, and various types of surfactant. Characterization will include molecular weight determination by gel permeation chromatography, test of film uniformity and reproducibility by several physical methods, and examination of the films structures on the substrate by various microscopic techniques. The synthesis of an unusual type of new surfactant, namely hydrocarbon/fluorocarbon hybrid surfactant, is also proposed. The hybrid surfactant will be used with the thin film techniques in order to form patterned polymeric films.