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Self‐Assembly and Properties of Main‐Chain Reversible Polymer Brushes
Author(s) -
Kim J.,
Liu Y.,
Ahn S. J.,
Zauscher S.,
Karty J. M.,
Yamanaka Y.,
Craig S. L.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.200401355
Subject(s) - materials science , chain (unit) , polymer , polymer science , nanotechnology , polymer chemistry , composite material , physics , astronomy
Supramolecular polymer films can be formed by DNA‐based reversible polymers on a surface with grafted anchor points (see Figure). The adhesive mechanical properties of the self‐assembled polymer brushes have been investigated by atomic force microscopy. Reversible polymer‐mediated adhesion is found to be sensitive to surface anchor density and the thermodynamics and conformational flexibility of the monomer in this system.