10 – Surface-energetic properties of polymers in controlled architecture

摘要: Publisher Summary There is currently an interest in techniques to control surface and interfacial properties of polymeric materials, such as wettability, adhesion, biocompatibility, friction, wear, for different applications technologies the design novel materials. The desired range from complete release toward all contacting gaseous, liquid or solid substances irreversible covalent bonding other substrates interest. macroscopic phenomena describing these are wetting, adsorption. They share a common basis; they dependent upon intermolecular forces and, on molecular level, chemical physical details structure surfaces, especially availability particular functional groups at surface. This chapter focuses strategies estimate energetic wetting tension measurements. fact that chemistry polymers might differ substantially average bulk also caused by structural features macromolecules. Therefore, it has become powerful tool their structures.