Diaz, JavierSoltau, MarkoLisal, MartinCarbone, PaolaPagonabarraga, Ignacio2022-05-232022-05-232022-05-232022-05-0310.1039/d2cp00504bhttps://infoscience.epfl.ch/handle/20.500.14299/188109WOS:000792344100001The homogeneous covering of amphiphillic polymer molecules onto metallic surfaces is of great importance for corrosion inhibitor applications. Lyophillic side chains grafted onto a lyophobic backbone act as anchors that allow the molecule to absorb at the metallic surface preventing the exposure with the solvent. Coarse-grained simulations are used to study the sorption and conformation behaviour of amphiphillic grafted polymers for corrosion inhibition. The backbone insolubility is found to play a key role in the sorption and conformation behaviour in the dilute limit. For finite concentrations, moderate backbone solubility and moderate molecule concentrations achieve optimal surface coverage, while highly a lyophobic backbone leads to bulk-like structures as a consequence of aggregation.Chemistry, PhysicalPhysics, Atomic, Molecular & ChemicalChemistryPhysicsdissipative particle dynamicsdiblock copolymerselective solventsdrug nanoparticleschromatographystiffnesscoatingsbehaviorbrushessurfacetext::journal::journal article::research article