Conformational behavior of diblock comb copolymersстатья
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Аннотация:The conformational behavior of a single diblock copolymer chain with comb blocks is studied by computer simulation. The comb blocks have equal lengths of the backbones and side chains and differ only by the degree of grafting of the side chains. The collapse behavior is studied for two cases: (i) comb diblock copolymer with attracting backbones of the blocks and swollen side chains and (ii) comb diblock copolymer with attracting monomer units of the side chains of the blocks and swollen backbones. In both cases the conformation of a globule with a tail is observed when one of the block collapses while the other stays swollen. At high attraction micellar-type globules are formed. The core of the micelle consists of attracting monomeric units and the soluble segments (side chains or backbones) comprise the corona. It is shown that separation of monomeric units belonging to different blocks can take place both in the core and in the corona regions of the micelle. (C) 2009 American Institute of Physics. [DOI: 10.1063/1.3119148]