Collapse of semi-flexible brushes in poor solvents: Tilting and bending

J. N. Bright; D. R.M. Williams

doi:10.1209/epl/i1999-00103-6

Collapse of semi-flexible brushes in poor solvents: Tilting and bending

J. N. Bright^*, D. R.M. Williams

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We study the problem of a semi-flexible polymer brush immersed in a poor solvent and show that the brush is unstable to collapse. We are able to solve the problem exactly by mapping it onto one of a classical particle in a known potential. In contrast to the case of flexible chains, the free-energy costs of bending may result in a sharp transition to a stable tilted and bent phase.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	540-546
Number of pages	7
Journal	Europhysics Letters
Volume	48
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1209/epl/i1999-00103-6
Publication status	Published - 1 Dec 1999

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