Issue 23, 2009
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Soft Matter

Confined polymer systems: synergies between simulations and neutron scattering experiments

Ian G. Elliott,a   Dennis E. Mulder,a   Petra T. Träskelin,a   John R. Ell,b   Timothy E. Patten,c   Tonya L. Kuhla  and  Roland Faller*a  

* Corresponding authors

a Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of California, One Shields Avenue, Davis, California, USA
E-mail: igelliott@ucdavis.edu, pttraskelin@ucdavis.edu, djmulder@ucdavis.edu, tlkuhl@ucdavis.edu, rfaller@ucdavis.edu
Fax: +1-530-752-1031
Tel: +1-530-752-5839

b Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, USA
E-mail: jrell@mail.pse.umass.edu

c Department of Chemistry, University of California, One Shields Ave, Davis, CA, USA
E-mail: patten@chem.ucdavis.edu

Abstract

Molecular simulations and neutron reflectivity are both extremely valuable tools for determining the structure of soft matter at interfaces and under confinement. The high resolution structural information provided by these techniques allows us to obtain a thorough understanding at the molecular level. Here we present examples of polymer thin films and show the advantages these two techniques offer and how we can combine the approaches in order to provide a complete structural and thermodynamic picture.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/B910693F
Article type
Review Article
Submitted
01 Jun 2009
Accepted
07 Sep 2009
First published
02 Oct 2009

Soft Matter, 2009,5, 4612-4622

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Confined polymer systems: synergies between simulations and neutron scattering experiments

I. G. Elliott, D. E. Mulder, P. T. Träskelin, J. R. Ell, T. E. Patten, T. L. Kuhl and R. Faller, Soft Matter, 2009, 5, 4612 DOI: 10.1039/B910693F

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