Abstract
The communication provides a novel and alternative route to generate chemically tethered binary polymerbrush pattern through two-step surface-initiated atomictransfer radical polymerization (SI-ATRP). Polymer brush-1 was prepared by SI-ATRP, passivated by a reaction with NaN3, and etched with UV irradiation through a transmission electron microscopy grid to create exposed sites for the subsequently attached initiator on which polymer brush-2 was grown.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1979-1983 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Macromolecular Rapid Communications |
Volume | 25 |
Issue number | 23 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 12 Dec 2004 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Atom-transfer radical polymerization (ATRP)
- Monolayers
- Pattern
- Surface-initiated polymerization