nanotextured morphology of poly(methyl methacrylate) and ultraviolet curable poly(urethane acrylate) blends via phase separation
;Ju-Hyung Kim;Joon H. Kim;Soonmin Seo
reproductive biology and endocrinology : rb&e2015Vol. 2015pp. -
174
kim2015journalnanotextured
Abstract
Domain structures of spin-coated immiscible poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) and ultraviolet (UV) curable poly(urethane acrylate) (PUA) blends were studied using atomic force microscopy (AFM). Spin casting the PMMA/PUA blends in propylene glycol monomethyl ether acetate (PGMEA) was accompanied with phase separation, and PUA was subsequently cross-linked under UV radiation. Selective dissolution of PMMA in the phase-separated films was feasible using tetrahydrofuran (THF) solvent after the UV curing process, because the cured PUA material is highly stable against THF. Morphology of phase-separated structure, including domain size and height, could be controlled by varying total concentration of the blended solution, and various nanoscale features such as island-like and hole-like structures were achieved by changing weight ratio of the two immiscible polymers.