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AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
InventorsRobert E. Jensen, Matthew S. Bratcher, Steven H. McKnight
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Methods and systems for modifying a polymer are disclosed herein. A solution is generally provided having a surface thereof, wherein the solution comprises a plurality of highly branched polymers. The plurality of highly branched polymers can be chemically bound to a plurality of surfactants or order to modify the surface and produce a polymeric material thereof. The surface is tailored with a plurality of functional groups that self-assemble and are deliverable to the surface of the solution, including interfaces thereof, thereby permitting a high-density assembly of functional groups to operate in concert with one another in order to generate a modified surface thereof. The polymeric material produced thereof can be reversibly adaptable to environmental conditions through a blooming of varying surface functional group to the surface of the solution.
A system containing functional groups that are switchable between different orientations, comprising:
A solution consisting essentially of:
A method for modifying functional groups attached to a dendrimer polymer suspended at the surface of a solution including at least one of a polymeric material, an oligomeric thermoset material, and a thermoplastic material, wherein the dendrimer has at least one hydrophilic functional group and at least one hydrophobic functional group attached to the dendrimer, comprising the step(s) of:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.