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Fluorinated 2‐Vinylcyclopropane Copolymers as Low Surface Energy Materials
Author(s) -
Galli G.,
Ragnoli M.,
Bertolucci M.,
Ober C.K.,
Kramer E.J.,
Chiellini E.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
macromolecular symposia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.257
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1521-3900
pISSN - 1022-1360
DOI - 10.1002/masy.200451431
Subject(s) - copolymer , materials science , contact angle , surface energy , polymer chemistry , surface tension , polymer , polymerization , surface (topology) , surface modification , chemical engineering , composite material , thermodynamics , physics , geometry , mathematics , engineering
The surface structure and surface energy properties of fluorinated 2‐vinylcyclopropane copolymers were investigated. The copolymers were prepared by free radical ring opening polymerization of fluorinated 1 and non‐fluorinated 2 2‐vinylcyclopropanes. NEXAFS experiments proved that the film surface was ordered with the fluorinated side groups possessing a relatively high orientational order. Contact angle measurements with different interrogating liquids permitted the polymer surface tension to be estimated. These surfaces showed both hydrophobic and oleophobic character, consistent with a low surface energy.