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Efficient Photochemical Approaches for Spatially Resolved Surface Functionalization
Author(s) -
Delaittre Guillaume,
Goldmann Anja S.,
Mueller Jan O.,
BarnerKowollik Christopher
Publication year - 2015
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.201504920
Subject(s) - surface modification , nanotechnology , materials science , surface (topology) , range (aeronautics) , focus (optics) , computer science , chemistry , physics , optics , mathematics , geometry , composite material
Abstract Materials interfaces—with a gas, a liquid, or another solid—are highly important for advanced applications. Besides their topological design, controlling interactions at these interfaces is typically realized by tuning the chemical composition of the materials surface. In areas such as nanoscience or biology, it is, however, highly desirable to impart heterogeneously distributed properties. Photopatterning, more than micro‐ and nanoprinting methods, is often the method of choice for precise functionalization, especially in terms of versatility. Recently, a range of new or rediscovered photochemistry approaches have been applied to precision surface functionalization, with the common aim of increasing efficiency and resolution while concomitantly lowering the amount of required energy. A survey of such methods is presented in this Review, with a focus on those we have explored.