Adsorption characteristics of Janus tadpole polymers.

The shape of Janus particles is directly connected to their adsorption behavior. Janus tadpole polymers offer a unique topological architecture that includes competition between entropic, enthalpic, and topological terms in the adsorption free energy; accordingly, non-trivial adsorption behavior patterns are expected. We study the surface adsorption of Janus tadpole polymers by means of Monte Carlo simulations, finding that, depending on which part of the tadpole polymers is preferentially adsorbing on the surface, very different types of behavior for both the adsorbed polymeric phase and of the brush arise.