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    Growing Polymer Brushes from a Variety of Substrates under Ambient Conditions by Cu-0-Mediated Surface-Initiated ATRP

    Year: 2019

    Journal: ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, Volume 11, JUL 31, page 27470–27477

    Authors: Yan, Wenqing; Fantin, Marco; Ramakrishna, Shivaprakash; Spencer, Nicholas D.; Matyjaszewski, Krzysztof; Benetti, Edmondo M.

    Keywords: polymer brushes; controlled radical polymerization; thin films; lubrication; atomic force microscopy

    Cu-0-mediated surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerization (Cu-0 SI-ATRP) is a highly versatile, oxygen-tolerant, and extremely controlled polymer grafting technique that enables the modification of flat inorganic surfaces, as well as porous organic and polymeric supports of different compositions. Exploiting the intimate contact between a copper plate, acting as a source of catalyst and reducing agent, and an initiator-bearing support, Cu-0 SI-ATRP enables the rapid growth of biopassive, lubricious brushes from large flat surfaces, as well as from various organic supports, including cellulose fibers and elastomers, using microliter volumes of reaction mixtures, and without the need for deoxygenation of reaction mixtures or an inert atmosphere. Thanks to a detailed analysis of its mechanism and the parameters governing the polymerization process, polymer brush growth by Cu-0 SI-ATRP can be precisely modulated and adapted to be applied to morphologically and chemically different substrates, setting up the basis for translating SI-ATRP methods from academic studies into technologically relevant surface-modification approaches.
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