Microphase separation behavior on the surfaces of PEG-MDI-PDMS multiblock copolymer coatings

A series of poly(ethylene glycol)(PEG)-4,4′-diphenylmethanediisocyanate(MDI)-poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) multiblock copolymers were synthesized by employing two-step growth polymerization technique. Atomic force microscopy (AFM) observed nanoscopically well-organized phase-separated surfaces consisting of hydrophilic domain from PEG and MDI segments and hydrophobic domain from PDMS segments even with 50 wt.% PDMS in the copolymer, and the multiblock copolymer coatings presented a surface free energy of as low as 6-8 mN m⁻¹.     

PDMS-MDI-PEG多嵌段共聚物涂层表面微相分离行为研究

采用两步溶液聚合方法合成了一系列聚二甲基硅氧烷(PDMS)-4,4′-二苯基甲烷二异氰酸酯(MDI)-聚乙二醇(PEG)多嵌段共聚物.利用轻敲模式原子力显微镜(AFM)观察了嵌段共聚物的表明形貌,研究了退火、共聚物组成以及PEG分子量和不同的官能团对涂层表面微相分离行为的影响,同时对微相分离行为的形成机理也作了相应的探讨.研究表明,该嵌段共聚物即使在PDMS含量大于50wt%时,涂层表面仍呈现出规整有序的纳米级相分离结构,其中疏水相和亲水相分别由PDMS链段和MDI-PEG组分构成.