title: Polymer dewetting via stimuli responsive structural relaxation-contact angle analysis.
abstract: Thin films of a stimuli-responsive homopolymer dewet as a stimulus response after anion exchange of the imidazolium's counter anion. Contact angle analysis and interfacial energy considerations indicate dewetting goes counter to increasing spreading coefficient. Intrafilm stress arising from structural relaxation drives the dewetting.
authors.affiliation: Coating Research Institute, School of Engineering Technology, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI 48197, USA.
authors.forename: Xiumin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Rene
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Crombez
authors.forename: Md
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ashaduzzaman
authors.forename: Masashi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kunitake
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Slater
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mourey
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Texter
mesh_terms: D057446:Hydrodynamics; D007093:Imidazoles / Q000737:chemistry; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry*; D013499:Surface Properties; D013501:Surface-Active Agents / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D007093:Imidazoles; D011108:Polymers; D013501:Surface-Active Agents; C029899:imidazole