Molecular weight control of photopolymerization at an oriented bilayer surface using phase separation of fluorocarbon- and hydrocarbon-amphiphiles
Abstract
Binary bilayer membranes composed of a polymerizable hydrocarbon amphiphile and a non-polymerizable fluorocarbon amphiphile form a phase-separated bilayer, and the molecular weight of the polymer produced upon photoinitiation can be controlled by the phase separation of the bilayer.