Synthesis and Application of Well-Defined Stimuli Responsive Materials

Ring opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP) was used to prepare well-defined azobenzene functionalized polymers with unprecedented control over molecular weight and functional group tolerance. The material's physical response to plane polarized light was studied in thin films and latex particles. Relief gratings were fabricated in a single step via proximity field nanopatterning which provided interesting surface structured materials without the need for development or post curing. The same material was used to prepare isotropic colloidal particles of the polymer. These latex particles were transformed to ellipsoids in response to irradiation by linearly polarized light perpendicular to the sample surface.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Chemistry

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2015

Author dc:creator

• Lambeth, Robert

Contributors dc:contributor

• Jeffrey Moore

• Chemistry, Polymer

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

(MiAaPQ)AAI3314830

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/84295