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Electrochemically Induced Surface‐Initiated Atom‐Transfer Radical Polymerization
Author(s) -
Li Bin,
Yu Bo,
Huck Wilhelm T. S.,
Zhou Feng,
Liu Weimin
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201201533
Subject(s) - atom transfer radical polymerization , monomer , polymerization , polymer , polymer chemistry , radical polymerization , materials science , reversible addition−fragmentation chain transfer polymerization , photochemistry , chemical engineering , chemistry , composite material , engineering
Polymer brushes : Electrically induced atom‐transfer radical polymerization allows polymer brushes to grow in air (see picture). The thickness of the brushes is controlled through the ratio of initiator and applied potential. The monomer solution can be reused, which renders this process promising for the polymerization of specialty monomers and for biocompatible polymer brushes grown on complex substrates.