4-13 Isotherms of the PEO core extrapolated and PEO2000 normalized with respect to the number of ethylene oxide units. ................. ...............76.._._._ .... 4-14 Compressibility plots of the star-shaped PEO-b-PCL block copolymers versus surface pressure............... ...............77 4-15 Isobaric relaxation plots of Star#6 at 9, 11, and 13 mN/m ................. .......................78 4-16 Compression-expansion hysteresis plot of Star#6 (target pressure = 15 mN/m) ........._....79 4-17 Compression-expansion hysteresis plot of Star#1 (target pressure = 15 mN/m) ........._....79 4-18 Proposed conformations modeling the adsorption of the star-shaped block copolymers at the A/W interface versus surface pressure. ............. .....................8 4-19 Topographic AFM images of the star-shaped PEO-b-PCL copolymers LB films transferred below and above the pseudoplateau .............. ...............82.... 4-20 Isotherms of the PEO-b-PCL linear diblock copolymers. ................ ................. .....84 4-21 Compressibility plots of the PEO-b-PCL linear diblock copolymers versus surface pressure. ............. ...............8 5.... 4-22 Isotherms of PEO2670 and PCL2000 binary mixtures. (Inset) Corresponding compressibility plots versus surface pressure. .............. ...............86.... 4-23 Compression-expansion hysteresis plot of the binary mixture with 49 mol % in PEO2670 (target pressure = 9 mN/m). ............. ...............86..... 4-24 MMA plots versus mole fraction of PCL2000. Dashed lines: theoretical ideal mixing....87 4-25 Compression-expansion hysteresis plot of PEO60-b-PCL11 (target pressure = 18 m N /m ). .............. ...............89.... 4-26 Compressibility plots of Figure 4-25 (PEO60-b-PCLll, target pressure = 18 mN/m).......89 4-27 Compression-expansion hysteresis plot of PEO60-b-PCL35 (target pressure = 16 m N /m ). .............. ...............9 1.... 4-28 Compressibility plots of Figure 4-27 (PEO60-b-PCL35, target pressure = 16 mN/m)........92 4-29 Topographic AFM images of the linear PEO-b-PCL diblock copolymers LB films transferred after crystallization of the PCL segment at the A/W interface (7<= 15 m N/m ) ................. ...............93.......... ...... 4-30 Proposed conformations modeling the adsorption of the linear PEO-b-PCL diblock copolymers at the A/W interface versus surface pressure .............. .....................9 5-1 Hydrosilylation of the pendant double bonds of the PB homopolymer. ........................101