Analysis of the surface chemical structure of copolymers of poly(sebacic anhydride) with ricinoleic acid maleate using XPS and ToF-SIMS

S. R. Leadley*, M. C. Davies, A. Domb, R. Nudelman, A. J. Paul, G. Beamson

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Abstract

X-ray photoelectron spectrocopy (XPS) and time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (ToF-SIMS) have been used to characterize the surface chemistry of copolymers of poly(sebacic anhydride) with ricinoleic acid maleate, ToF-SIMS analysis yielded fragmentation patterns consisting of ions diagnostic of both monomers. Across the copolymer series, relative peak intensities of these diagnostic ions showed a good comparison between surface and bulk composition, in accordance with the XPS analysis. ToF-SIMS data also indicated that these copolymers consisted of either random or block sections.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)8957-8965
Number of pages9
JournalMacromolecules
Volume31
Issue number25
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Dec 1998

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