Electropatterning of binary polymer brushes by surface-initiated RAFT and ATRP. 2011

Maria Celeste R Tria, and Rigoberto C Advincula
Department of Chemistry and Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Houston, Texas 77204-5003, USA.

A new, simple, and effective method for preparing binary patterned brushes by electrodeposition and self-assembly is presented. The technique involves the use of electrochemistry to immobilize a chain transfer agent (CTA) on a patterned conducting substrate that mediate surface-initiated polymerization (SIP) through a reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) process. The non-electropatterned surfaces were then backfilled with self-assembly of an atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) silane initiator where the polymerization of the next brush was initiated. The use of techniques such as RAFT and ATRP is well known to give a controlled polymerization mechanism, which would be of great advantage in generating binary patterned brushes. FT-IR imaging was used to analyze these films.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D011108 Polymers Compounds formed by the joining of smaller, usually repeating, units linked by covalent bonds. These compounds often form large macromolecules (e.g., BIOPOLYMERS; PLASTICS). Polymer
D004563 Electrochemistry The study of chemical changes resulting from electrical action and electrical activity resulting from chemical changes. Electrochemistries
D004595 Electroplating Coating with a metal or alloy by electrolysis. Electrodeposition,Metal Plating,Plating, Metal
D013499 Surface Properties Characteristics or attributes of the outer boundaries of objects, including molecules. Properties, Surface,Property, Surface,Surface Property
D058105 Polymerization Chemical reaction in which monomeric components are combined to form POLYMERS (e.g., POLYMETHYLMETHACRYLATE). Polymerizations

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