Journal
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
Volume 57, Issue 41, Pages 13433-13438Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201805534
Keywords
copolymerization; light-mediated radical polymerization; photochemistry; polymer brushes
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- MRSEC program of the National Science Foundation [DMR-1720256]
- Dow Chemical Company through the Dow Materials Institute at UCSB
- Development and Promotion of Science and Technology Talents Project, Royal Government of Thailand Fellowship
- NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
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The fabrication of well-defined, multifunctional polymer brushes under ambient conditions is described. This facile method uses light-mediated, metal-free atom-transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) to grow polymer brushes with only microliter volumes required. Key to the success of this strategy is the dual action of N-phenylphenothiazine (PTH) as both an oxygen scavenger and polymerization catalyst. Use of simple glass cover slips results in a high degree of spatial and temporal control and allows for multiple polymer brushes to be grown simultaneously. The preparation of arbitrary 3D patterns and functional/emissive polymer brushes demonstrates the practicality and versatility of this novel strategy.
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