Interactions and Dynamics of Soft Materials

Another large part of my dissertation is related with polymer interfacial dynamics. As one of the center topics of polymer physics, many models have been generated to understand polymer dynamics in bulk solutions and in melt. However, to study the dynamics of polymer at the interfaces is more complicated but has significant impact on the advanced technology. We borrowed Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy (FCS) from biophysics field to investigate thee molecular weight dependence, surface coverage dependence, surface property dependence of polymer interfacial diffusion. We also developed a set of novel instrumentations to study the translational dynamics of polymer melt within highly confined geometry.

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

• Hong, Liang

Contributors dc:contributor

• Granick, Steve

• Biophysics, General

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

(MiAaPQ)AAI3290460

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/82813