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Surface-induced liquid crystal transitions of wormlike polymers confined in a narrow slit. A mean-field theory

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Jeff Z. Y. Chen *
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D. E. Sullivan
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Xiangqun Yuan
DOI：10.1021/ma062160mdelete
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On the basis of a mean-field treatment of semiflexible polymer chains, we analyze the structure of long wormlike polymers sterically confined between two parallel, structureless walls separated by a distance W. With the Onsager excluded-volume interaction between polymer segments, the system displays three phases, uniaxial, biaxial, and condensed, depending on the polymer density and W. We have also determined the induced attractive force acting on the walls, mediated by the Onsager excluded-volume interaction between polymer segments.
Keywords:
PHASE-TRANSITION
SEMIFLEXIBLE POLYMER
CAPILLARY NEMATIZATION
NEMATIC TRANSITION
ISOTROPIC-PHASE
FREE-ENERGY
BEHAVIOR
CHAINS
SUSPENSIONS
STATISTICS
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Macromolecules cover
Macromolecules
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