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A Route Towards Sustainability Through Engineered Polymeric Interfaces
Author(s) -
ReejaJayan B.,
Kovacik Peter,
Yang Rong,
Sojoudi Hossein,
Ugur Asli,
Kim Do Han,
Petruczok Christy D.,
Wang Xiaoxue,
Liu Andong,
Gleason Karen K.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
advanced materials interfaces
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.671
H-Index - 65
ISSN - 2196-7350
DOI - 10.1002/admi.201400117
Subject(s) - materials science , chemical vapor deposition , nanotechnology , thin film , combustion chemical vapor deposition , polymer , microfabrication , flexibility (engineering) , polymerization , process engineering , carbon film , composite material , engineering , fabrication , medicine , statistics , alternative medicine , mathematics , pathology
Chemical vapor deposition (CVD) of polymer films represent the marriage of two of the most important technological innovations of the modern age. CVD as a mature technology for growing inorganic thin films is already a workhorse technology of the microfabrication industry and easily scalable from bench to plant. The low cost, mechanical flexibility, and varied functionality offered by polymer thin films make them attractive for both macro and micro scale applications. This review article focuses on two energy and resource efficient CVD polymerization methods, initiated Chemical Vapor Deposition (iCVD) and oxidative Chemical Vapor Deposition (oCVD). These solvent‐free, substrate independent techniques engineer multi‐scale, multi‐functional and conformal polymer thin film surfaces and interfaces for applications that can address the main sustainability challenges faced by the world today.