Effect of fluorination on friction forces between concentrated polymer brushes in the dry state: All-atom molecular dynamics simulation study

Shuichi Uehara, Zhongmin Liu, Jingxiang Xu, Yusuke Ootani, Nobuki Ozawa, Momoji Kubo

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Abstract

We investigated the effect of fluorination on friction forces between polymer brushes in the dry state by means of an all-atom molecular dynamics simulation. An all-fluorinated brush produced less friction force than a non-fluorinated brush. In addition, a brush in which only the six monomers at the tips of the polymers were fluorinated produced a friction force comparable with that produced by the all-fluorinated brush. Fluorination was found to reduce the friction force by reducing entanglement between the brushes.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)784-786
Number of pages3
JournalChemistry Letters
Volume47
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2018

Keywords

  • Friction
  • Molecular dynamics simulation
  • Polymer brush

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