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Controlled/Living Surface‐Initiated ATRP of Antifouling Polymer Brushes from Gold in PBS and Blood Sera as a Model Study for Polymer Modifications in Complex Biological Media
Author(s) -
RodriguezEmmenegger Cesar,
Hasan Erol,
PopGeorgievski Ognen,
Houska Milan,
Brynda Eduard,
Alles Aldo Bologna
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
macromolecular bioscience
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.924
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1616-5195
pISSN - 1616-5187
DOI - 10.1002/mabi.201100425
Subject(s) - biofouling , polymer , polymer brush , acrylamide , polymer chemistry , chemistry , polymerization , chemical engineering , copolymer , organic chemistry , biochemistry , membrane , engineering
The use of PBS, 10% FBS or 10% CS as media for SI‐ATRP is reported. Controlled/living SI‐ATRP of MeOEGMA in PBS is achieved leading to better control than in water. The livingness is confirmed by chain extension with MeOEGMA or carboxybetaine acrylamide. This technique is successfully adopted for the polymerization of MeOEGMA in 10% FBS or CS as models for complex biological media with reasonable control of the brush growth. All prepared brushes show excellent antifouling properties.