From self-assembled monolayers to coatings: Advances in the synthesis and nanobio applications of polymer brushes

Polymers

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 1346-1378

  Kim, Myungwoong ^a   Schmitt, Samantha K ^b   Choi, Jonathan W ^b   Krutty, John D ^b   Gopalan, Padma ^b  

^a Inha University   (South Korea)

^b University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

Author keywords

Bio interface; Chain density; Controlled radical polymerization; Grafting from; Grafting to; Interfacial energy; Nanofabrication; Polymer brush; Reversible deactivation radical polymerization; Solid state reaction; Surface activity; Surface initiated polymerization

Indexed keywords

ATOM TRANSFER RADICAL POLYMERIZATION; CHAINS; DENDRIMERS; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); INTERFACE STATES; INTERFACIAL ENERGY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; POLYMERIZATION; POLYMERS; SOLID STATE REACTIONS; SURFACE REACTIONS;

BIOINTERFACES; CHAIN DENSITY; CONTROLLED RADICAL POLYMERIZATION; GRAFTING FROM; GRAFTING-TO; POLYMER BRUSHES; SURFACE ACTIVITIES; SURFACE INITIATED POLYMERIZATION;

SELF ASSEMBLED MONOLAYERS;

EID: 84938602487     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20734360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/polym7071346     Document Type: Review

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