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Solvent accelerated polymer diffusion in thin films (2005)
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Thompson, R., McDonald, M., Lenthall, J., & Hutchings, L. (2005). Solvent accelerated polymer diffusion in thin films. Macromolecules, 38(10), 4339-4344. https://doi.org/10.1021/ma050317p

We have investigated the absorption of cyclohexane vapor into polystyrene films and the resulting polymer interdiffusion that is enabled by this process. The swelling of films due to solvent absorption was relatively insensitive to the film thickness... Read More about Solvent accelerated polymer diffusion in thin films.

Constriction flows of monodisperse linear entangled polymers: Multiscale modeling and flow visualization. (2005)
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Collis, M., Lele, A., Mackley, M., Graham, R., Groves, D., Likhtman, A., …Young, R. (2005). Constriction flows of monodisperse linear entangled polymers: Multiscale modeling and flow visualization. Journal of Rheology, 49(2), 501-522. https://doi.org/10.1122/1.1849180

We explore both the theology and complex flow behavior of monodisperse polymer melts. Adequate quantities of monodisperse polymer were synthesized in order that both the materials rheology and microprocessing behavior could be established. In paralle... Read More about Constriction flows of monodisperse linear entangled polymers: Multiscale modeling and flow visualization..

Synthesis of well-defined graft co-polymers via coupled living anionic and living ring-opening metathesis polymerisation (2004)
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Khosravi, E., Hutchings, L., & Kujawa-Welten, M. (2004). Synthesis of well-defined graft co-polymers via coupled living anionic and living ring-opening metathesis polymerisation. Designed Monomers and Polymers, 7(6), 619-632

The synthesis of polystyrene (PS) macromonomers functionalised with a norbornene (Nbe) unit and their living ring-opening metathesis polymerisation (ROMP) to produce comb graft copolymers is described. Macromonomers comprising of one PS chain per Nbe... Read More about Synthesis of well-defined graft co-polymers via coupled living anionic and living ring-opening metathesis polymerisation.

Synthesis of block copolymers by changing living anionic polymerization into living ring opening metathesis polymerization (2004)
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Castle, T., Hutchings, L., & Khosravi, E. (2004). Synthesis of block copolymers by changing living anionic polymerization into living ring opening metathesis polymerization. Macromolecules, 37(6), 2035-2040. https://doi.org/10.1021/ma030418s

A series of AB diblock copolymers have been synthesized by transformation of living anionic polymerization into ring opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP). Ethylene oxide was polymerized anionically using diphenylmethylpotassium as the initiator a... Read More about Synthesis of block copolymers by changing living anionic polymerization into living ring opening metathesis polymerization.

Neutron reflectometry investigation of polymer-polymer reactions at the interface between immiscible polymers (2003)
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Coote, M., Gordon, D., Hutchings, L., Richards, R., & Dalgliesh, R. (2003). Neutron reflectometry investigation of polymer-polymer reactions at the interface between immiscible polymers. Polymer, 44(25), 7689-7700

Primary amine end functionalised deuteropolystyrene has been mixed with unmodified hydrogenous polystyrene and a thin film placed on top of a film of an acrylic polymer that either has carboxylic acid groups located at one end of each molecule or as... Read More about Neutron reflectometry investigation of polymer-polymer reactions at the interface between immiscible polymers.

Film thickness effects on the distribution of high-molecular-weight heterotelechelic polymers (2002)
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Hutchings, L., Richards, R., Thompson, R., & Bucknall, D. (2002). Film thickness effects on the distribution of high-molecular-weight heterotelechelic polymers. The European Physical Journal E, 8(2), 121-128

High-molecular-weight heterotelechelic deuteriopolystyrene, NDPSF, possessing an amine functional group at one end of the chain and a fluorocarbon group at the other was tethered to a silicon substrate by its amine functional group. These layers were... Read More about Film thickness effects on the distribution of high-molecular-weight heterotelechelic polymers.

Interface development in polycarbonate/poly(methyl methacrylate) bilayer films (2001)
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Hutchings, L., Richards, R., Thompson, R., Clough, A., & Langridge, S. (2001). Interface development in polycarbonate/poly(methyl methacrylate) bilayer films. Journal of Polymer Science Part B: Polymer Physics, 39(20), 2351-2362

We report the effect of annealing over a range of temperatures and times on the mixing, stability, and interfacial width in thin bilayer films of bisphenol A-polycarbonate (PC) on deuterated poly(methyl methacrylate) (dPMMA). These bilayer films were... Read More about Interface development in polycarbonate/poly(methyl methacrylate) bilayer films.

Capillary wave properties of a spread film of a polybutadiene- poly(ethylene oxide) block copolymer: 2. Cyclohexane-water interface. (2001)
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Milling, A., Hutchings, L., & Richards, R. (2001). Capillary wave properties of a spread film of a polybutadiene- poly(ethylene oxide) block copolymer: 2. Cyclohexane-water interface. Langmuir, 17(17), 5305-5313. https://doi.org/10.1021/la010324g

A diblock copolymer of polybutadiene and poly(ethylene oxide) has been spread at the interface between cyclohexane and water, and the properties of the capillary waves were determined by light scattering. As the concentration of block copolymer at th... Read More about Capillary wave properties of a spread film of a polybutadiene- poly(ethylene oxide) block copolymer: 2. Cyclohexane-water interface..

Capillary wave properties of a spread film of a polybutadiene- poly(ethylene oxide) block copolymer: 1. Air-water interface (2001)
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Milling, A., Hutchings, L., & Richards, R. (2001). Capillary wave properties of a spread film of a polybutadiene- poly(ethylene oxide) block copolymer: 1. Air-water interface. Langmuir, 17(17), 5297-5304. https://doi.org/10.1021/la010323o

A polybutacliene-poly(ethylene oxide) diblock copolymer has been spread at the air-water interface, and the surface pressure isotherm has been determined. Over the same concentration range, a spread film of polybutadiene exhibits no surface pressure... Read More about Capillary wave properties of a spread film of a polybutadiene- poly(ethylene oxide) block copolymer: 1. Air-water interface.

Partitioning of a heterotelechelic polystyrene to separate interfaces of thin films (2001)
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Hutchings, L., Richards, R., Thompson, R., Bucknall, D., & Clough, A. (2001). Partitioning of a heterotelechelic polystyrene to separate interfaces of thin films. The European Physical Journal E, 5(4), 451-464

Heteratelechelic deuteropolystyrenes have been synthesised with a tertiary amine functionality at one end and a fluorocarbon group at the other end of the polymer chain. A layer of this polymer. circa 120 Angstrom thick, has been attached to the surf... Read More about Partitioning of a heterotelechelic polystyrene to separate interfaces of thin films.

Small-angle neutron scattering from single arm labeled polybutadiene star polymers in dilute solution (2001)
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Hutchings, L., Richards, R., Reynolds, S., & Thompson, R. (2001). Small-angle neutron scattering from single arm labeled polybutadiene star polymers in dilute solution. Macromolecules, 34(16), 5571-5578

Dilute cyclohexane solutions of polybutadiene star polymers with 3, 4, 8, and 12 arms wherein one arm is perdeuterated have been investigated by small-angle neutron scattering. The scattering cross sections obtained showed a characteristic peak at fi... Read More about Small-angle neutron scattering from single arm labeled polybutadiene star polymers in dilute solution.

Structure of a spread film of a polybutadiene-poly(ethylene oxide) linear diblock copolymer at the air-water interface as determined by neutron reflectometry (2001)
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Bowers, J., Zarbakhsh, A., Webster, J., Hutchings, L., & Richards, R. (2001). Structure of a spread film of a polybutadiene-poly(ethylene oxide) linear diblock copolymer at the air-water interface as determined by neutron reflectometry. Langmuir, 17(1), 131-139

The structure of a film of a linear diblock copolymer of polybutadiene-poly(ethylene oxide) with a molecular mass of similar to 60 000 g mol(-1) and containing similar to 50 mol % poly(ethylene oxide) PEO spread on water has been investigated using n... Read More about Structure of a spread film of a polybutadiene-poly(ethylene oxide) linear diblock copolymer at the air-water interface as determined by neutron reflectometry.

Neutron reflectivity studies at liquid-liquid interfaces: Methodology and analysis (2001)
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Bowers, J., Zarbakhsh, A., Webster, J., Hutchings, L., & Richards, R. (2001). Neutron reflectivity studies at liquid-liquid interfaces: Methodology and analysis. Langmuir, 17(1), 140-145

A protocol is described for measuring and analyzing neutron reflectivity data from a buried oil-water interface. A hexadecane-water interface is considered, and data from the bare interface and from films of polybutadiene-poly(ethylene oxide) Linear... Read More about Neutron reflectivity studies at liquid-liquid interfaces: Methodology and analysis.