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Surface composition of fluorinated poly(amide urethane) block copolymers by electron spectroscopy for chemical analysis

  • SUNY Buffalo
  • University of Pittsburgh
  • Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Abstract

The surface composition and near-surface depth profiles of annealed films of poly(amide urethane) block copolymers were measured using angle-dependent electron spectroscopy for chemical analysis (ESCA). Segregation of the fluorinated polyamide soft segment to the surface was detected and quantified. The poly(amide urethane)s were made from amine-terminated polyamides with N-alkylated fluorinated side chains as well as fluorinated backbones, methylenebis(cyclohexandiyl diisocyanate) (H12-MDI), and butanediol.1 The resulting copolymers display extremely low surface energy. A deconvolution program was utilized to obtain composition-depth profiles and to confirm phase segregation.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1660-1665
Number of pages6
JournalMacromolecules
Volume29
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 26 1996

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