Precise control of surface physicochemical properties for electrospun fiber mats by surface-initiated radical polymerization

Polymer Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 838-848

  Yano, Takahiro ^a   Yah, Weng On ^a   Yamaguchi, Hiroki ^a   Terayama, Yuki ^a   Nishihara, Masamichi ^a   Kobayashi, Motoyasu ^a,b   Takahara, Atsushi ^a,b  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

electrospinning; fiber; polymer brush; surface initiated ATRP

Indexed keywords

2-HYDROXYETHYL METHACRYLATE; ATOMIC FORCE; ELECTROSPINNING METHOD; ELECTROSPUN FIBERS; ETHYL ACRYLATES; ETHYL METHACRYLATES; FIBER MAT; FIBER MORPHOLOGY; FIBER SURFACE; FLAT FILMS; GRAFTED FIBERS; HYDROPHILIC AND HYDROPHOBIC; INITIATION SITES; MICROSCOPIC IMAGE; NON-WOVEN; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; POLYMER BRUSH; POLYMER CONCENTRATIONS; PRECISE CONTROL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPIC; SOLVENT VAPOR PRESSURE; SURFACE-INITIATED; SURFACE-INITIATED ATOM TRANSFER; SURFACE-INITIATED ATRP;

ACRYLIC MONOMERS; ATOMIC SPECTROSCOPY; BIOMATERIALS; BRUSHES; CONTACT ANGLE; ELECTROSPINNING; ESTERS; FIBERS; FREE RADICAL REACTIONS; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; MORPHOLOGY; POLYMERIZATION; POLYMERS; SOLVENTS; SURFACE MORPHOLOGY; WEAVING; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

ATOM TRANSFER RADICAL POLYMERIZATION;

EID: 80053645426     PISSN: 00323896     EISSN: 13490540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/pj.2011.80     Document Type: Article

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