Diblock copolymers confined in curved surfaces

In this review, we introduce another approach to study the multiscale structures of polymer materials based on a lattice model. We first show the development of a Helmholtz energy model of mixing for polymers based on close-packed lattice model by combining molecular simulation with statistical mechanics. Then, holes are introduced to account for the effect of pressure. Combined with WDA, this model of Helmholtz energy is further applied to develop a new lattice DFT to calculate the adsorption of polymers at solid-liquid interface. Finally, we develop a framework based on the strong segregation limit (SSL) theory to predict the morphologies of micro-phase separation of diblock copolymers confined in curved surfaces. 

Monte Carlo simulation for diblock copolymers confined in curved surfaces... 

In order to develop a theoretical method for describing the meso-structures of diblock copolymer confined in curved surfaces, MC simulation was first used to find the possible phase separation structures of diblock copolymer melt. 

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