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“On Water” Surface‐initiated Polymerization of Hydrophobic Monomers
Author(s) -
Che Yunjiao,
Zhang Tao,
Du Yunhao,
Amin Ihsan,
Marschelke Claudia,
Jordan Rainer
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
angewandte chemie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1521-3757
pISSN - 0044-8249
DOI - 10.1002/ange.201809100
Subject(s) - monomer , polymerization , polymer , polymer chemistry , aqueous solution , homogeneous , chemical engineering , materials science , radical polymerization , chemistry , organic chemistry , physics , engineering , thermodynamics
We present the “on water” surface‐initiated Cu‐mediated controlled radical polymerization (“on water” SI‐CuCRP) that converts hydrophobic monomers in aqueous reaction medium to polymer brushes at unparalleled speed and efficiency. The method allows the facile conversion of a variety of common monomers under most simple reaction conditions and with minimal monomer amounts to thick and homogeneous polymer brushes. The highly living character of the “on water” SI‐CuCRP allowed the preparation of decablock (homo)polymer brushes and opens the pathway to sequentially controlled polymer brushes on solids.