Linear and Cyclolinear Polysiloxanes in the Bulk and Thin Films on Liquid and Solid Substrate Surfaces

The special features of self-organization and structure formation observed at the interface between different-polarity phases of macromolecules with various hydrophilic-lipophilic balances are reviewed by the example of amphiphilic siloxanes: polymers, oligomers, and low-molecular compounds. The structure of polyorganosiloxanes, the peculiarities of their behavior and conformational changes at the phase interface, and the influence of molecular mass, end groups, hydrophobic bulk substituents, chemical structure of the main (linear or cyclolinear) chain, and the subphase on the surface properties of the compounds mentioned above are analyzed.