From Self-Assembled Monolayers to Coatings: Advances in the Synthesis and Nanobio Applications of Polymer Brushes
In this review, we describe the latest advances in synthesis, characterization, and applications of polymer brushes. Synthetic advances towards well-defined polymer brushes, which meet criteria such as: (i) Efficient and fast grafting, (ii) Applicability on a wide range of substrates; and (iii) Pr...
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doaj-9a0f40b946234fd58d79b8cf637e0bad2020-11-25T01:01:48ZengMDPI AGPolymers2073-43602015-07-01771346137810.3390/polym7071346polym7071346From Self-Assembled Monolayers to Coatings: Advances in the Synthesis and Nanobio Applications of Polymer BrushesMyungwoong Kim0Samantha K. Schmitt1Jonathan W. Choi2John D. Krutty3Padma Gopalan4Department of Chemistry, Inha University, Incheon 402-751, KoreaDepartment of Materials Science & Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706, USADepartment of Materials Science & Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706, USADepartment of Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706, USADepartment of Materials Science & Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706, USAIn this review, we describe the latest advances in synthesis, characterization, and applications of polymer brushes. Synthetic advances towards well-defined polymer brushes, which meet criteria such as: (i) Efficient and fast grafting, (ii) Applicability on a wide range of substrates; and (iii) Precise control of surface initiator concentration and hence, chain density are discussed. On the characterization end advances in methods for the determination of relevant physical parameters such as surface initiator concentration and grafting density are discussed. The impact of these advances specifically in emerging fields of nano- and bio-technology where interfacial properties such as surface energies are controlled to create nanopatterned polymer brushes and their implications in mediating with biological systems is discussed.http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/7/7/1346polymer brushgrafting-tosolid state reactiongrafting-fromsurface-initiated polymerizationreversible-deactivation radical polymerizationcontrolled radical polymerizationchain densityinterfacial energynanofabricationbio-interfacesurface activity |
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Myungwoong Kim Samantha K. Schmitt Jonathan W. Choi John D. Krutty Padma Gopalan From Self-Assembled Monolayers to Coatings: Advances in the Synthesis and Nanobio Applications of Polymer Brushes Polymers polymer brush grafting-to solid state reaction grafting-from surface-initiated polymerization reversible-deactivation radical polymerization controlled radical polymerization chain density interfacial energy nanofabrication bio-interface surface activity |
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Myungwoong Kim Samantha K. Schmitt Jonathan W. Choi John D. Krutty Padma Gopalan |
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From Self-Assembled Monolayers to Coatings: Advances in the Synthesis and Nanobio Applications of Polymer Brushes |
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From Self-Assembled Monolayers to Coatings: Advances in the Synthesis and Nanobio Applications of Polymer Brushes |
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From Self-Assembled Monolayers to Coatings: Advances in the Synthesis and Nanobio Applications of Polymer Brushes |
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From Self-Assembled Monolayers to Coatings: Advances in the Synthesis and Nanobio Applications of Polymer Brushes |
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From Self-Assembled Monolayers to Coatings: Advances in the Synthesis and Nanobio Applications of Polymer Brushes |
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from self-assembled monolayers to coatings: advances in the synthesis and nanobio applications of polymer brushes |
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Polymers |
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2073-4360 |
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2015-07-01 |
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In this review, we describe the latest advances in synthesis, characterization, and applications of polymer brushes. Synthetic advances towards well-defined polymer brushes, which meet criteria such as: (i) Efficient and fast grafting, (ii) Applicability on a wide range of substrates; and (iii) Precise control of surface initiator concentration and hence, chain density are discussed. On the characterization end advances in methods for the determination of relevant physical parameters such as surface initiator concentration and grafting density are discussed. The impact of these advances specifically in emerging fields of nano- and bio-technology where interfacial properties such as surface energies are controlled to create nanopatterned polymer brushes and their implications in mediating with biological systems is discussed. |
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polymer brush grafting-to solid state reaction grafting-from surface-initiated polymerization reversible-deactivation radical polymerization controlled radical polymerization chain density interfacial energy nanofabrication bio-interface surface activity |
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