Using Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization To Amplify Monolayers of Initiators Patterned by Microcontact Printing into Polymer Brushes for Pattern Transfer

2000 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 597-605 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rahul R. Shah ◽  
David Merreceyes ◽  
Marc Husemann ◽  
Ian Rees ◽  
Nicholas L. Abbott ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization ◽  
Radical Polymerization ◽  
Polymer Brushes ◽  
Microcontact Printing ◽  
Pattern Transfer ◽  
Atom Transfer

Synthesis of binary-patterned brushes by combining atom transfer radical polymerization and ring-opening polymerization

e-Polymers ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Aurore Olivier ◽  
Franck Meyer ◽  
Jean-Marie Raquez ◽  
Philippe Dubois
Keyword(s):  
Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization ◽  
Radical Polymerization ◽  
Ring Opening ◽  
Microcontact Printing ◽  
Gold Surface ◽  
Ring Opening Polymerization ◽  
Careful Study ◽  
Atom Transfer ◽  
Final Thickness ◽  
End Group

Abstract This paper report the synthesis of binary-patterned brushes, combining two distinctive surface initiated-polymerizations (SIP) on the basis of different propagating species: the SI Ring Opening Polymerization (ROP) of L-Lactide (LLA) and SI atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) of N,N’-dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate (DMAEMA) on gold surface. First of all, a careful study of surfaceinitiated ROP of L-Lactide from hydroxyl end-group of thiol monolayer on gold surface as catalyzed by metal-free catalyst was carried out. The PLLA brushes synthesis was evaluated using two types of thiol monolayer and revealed the influence of ROP initiator chain length on the final thickness of the PLLA film. Combining the soft lithographic technique, microcontact printing, and the liquid phase deposition, the deposition onto specific micro-domains of both initiators was performed. The growth of PDMAEMA brushes and PLLA brushes was conducted by successive ATRP and ROP.

Versatile procedure for site-specific grafting of polymer brushes on patchy particles via atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP)

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (16) ◽  
pp. 2858-2869 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bas G. P. van Ravensteijn ◽  
Willem K. Kegel
Keyword(s):  
Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization ◽  
Radical Polymerization ◽  
Polymer Brushes ◽  
Building Blocks ◽  
Atom Transfer ◽  
Site Specific ◽  
Patchy Particles

Combining chemically anisotropic colloids with Surface-Initiated ATRP enables for site-specific grafting of p(NIPAM) brushes. The resulting, partially grafted particles are employed as colloidal building blocks for finite-sized clusters.

Stability and Cell Adhesion Properties of Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) Brushes with Variable Grafting Densities

2011 ◽  
Vol 64 (9) ◽  
pp. 1261 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaofeng Sui ◽  
Andrea Di Luca ◽  
Michel Klein Gunnewiek ◽  
E. Stefan Kooij ◽  
Clemens A. van Blitterswijk ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cell Adhesion ◽  
Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization ◽  
Radical Polymerization ◽  
Lower Critical Solution Temperature ◽  
Polymer Brushes ◽  
Pure Water ◽  
Solution Temperature ◽  
Atom Transfer ◽  
Adhesion Properties ◽  
Critical Solution Temperature

Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) brushes with three different grafting densities were synthesized via surface-initiated atom-transfer radical polymerization on glass or on silicon substrates. The substrates were modified with monochlorosilane-based or trimethoxysilane-based atom-transfer radical polymerization initiators. Atomic force microscopy images showed detachment of brushes from the monochlorosilane-based system under cell culture conditions. In situ ellipsometry demonstrated the reversible swelling and collapse of the brushes as the temperature was varied across the lower critical solution temperature of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) in pure water. The polymer brushes were evaluated as supporting substrates for MC-3T3 cell cultures. At 37°C (T>lower critical solution temperature), the seeded cells adhered, spread, and proliferated, whereas at 25°C (T<lower critical solution temperature), the cells detached from the surface. The low-density polymer brush showed the highest cell adhesion, featuring adhering cells with an elongated morphology.

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