Thick coating and functionalization of organic surfaces via ATRP in water

Debora Bontempo, Nicola Tirelli, Giancarlo Masci, Vittorio Crescenzi, Joffrey A. Hubbell

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    Abstract

    Atom-transfer radical polymerization has been used for polymerizing water-soluble monomers from solid polymeric particles, intended as a model for any polymeric functional surface. Depending on the polarity of substrate and solvent, homogeneous initiation throughout the particles or pure surface initiation could be obtained. In the last case, polymer layers were obtained with thickness up to several tens of microns, still active for block copolymerization.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)417-422
    Number of pages5
    JournalMacromolecular rapid communications
    Volume23
    Issue number7
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 6 May 2002

    Keywords

    • Atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP)
    • Biocompatibility
    • Films
    • Surface polymerization

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