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Nanopatterned Polymer Brushes by Combining AFM Anodization Lithography with Ring‐Opening Metathesis Polymerization in the Liquid and Vapor Phase
Author(s) -
Lee WooKyung,
Caster Kenneth C.,
Kim Jeonghan,
Zauscher Stefan
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
small
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.785
H-Index - 236
eISSN - 1613-6829
pISSN - 1613-6810
DOI - 10.1002/smll.200500470
Subject(s) - nanolithography , nanotechnology , lithography , materials science , fabrication , polymerization , polymer , anodizing , romp , metathesis , ring opening metathesis polymerisation , photolithography , optoelectronics , composite material , medicine , aluminium , alternative medicine , pathology
Nanopatterned polymer structures are fabricated on SiO 2 by combining AFM anodization nanolithography (see upper figure) with surface‐initiated ring‐opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP, lower figure). This process offers a powerful set of tools for the fabrication of highly functional polymer brushes. The simplicity and speed of anodization lithography promises its massively parallel implementation using anodization stamps. The fabrication approach is universal and can easily be adapted to other surface initiated polymerizations.