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Smart MD-Sampling Method for Interfacial Free Energy between Polymer-Grafted Substrate and Liquid

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 February 2018

Masayuki Uranagase  and
Shuji Ogata
Masayuki Uranagase*
Affiliation:
Department of Physical Science and Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Gokiso-cho, Nagoya, Aichi466-8555, Japan
Shuji Ogata
Affiliation:
Department of Physical Science and Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Gokiso-cho, Nagoya, Aichi466-8555, Japan
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*(Email: [email protected])
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Abstract

A novel and efficient scheme for evaluating the work of adhesion between a liquid and a polymer-grafted surface is proposed. A set of spherically symmetric potentials are gradually inserted at the interface to separate the liquid molecules from the surface according to its shape. This method is applied to the interface between the water and the gold substrate modified by poly(ethylene glycol). We find that the work of adhesion becomes maximum at the intermediate density of grafted poly(ethylene glycol). This is attributed to penetration of the water molecules into grafted poly(ethylene glycol) and hydrophilic interaction between them.

Keywords

adhesionsimulationpolymer
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MRS Advances , Volume 3 , Issue 10: Theory, Characterization and Modeling , 2018 , pp. 519 - 524
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2018 

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