Structure and Dynamics of Polymers: From Bulk Solutions to Single Polymer Translocation

The thesis is organized as follows. Chapter 1 introduces some basic concepts of polymers, which are necessary for understanding the studies in the following chapters. Chapter 2 studies the critical phase transition in ternary polymer solutions. Chapter 3 studies the sol-gel transition of triblock copolymers. Chapter 4 and 5 investigate the translocation of a single polymer through a nanopore, focusing on the polymer translocation dynamics under external driving forces and the distribution of ions and water molecules inside (polarizable) nanopores, respectively.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Materials Science and Engineering

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2015

Author dc:creator

• Guo, Lei

Contributors dc:contributor

• Luijten, Erik

• Engineering, Materials Science

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

(MiAaPQ)AAI3269908

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/82802