Simple Benchtop Approach to Polymer Brush Nanostructures Using Visible-Light-Mediated Metal-Free Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization

Emre H. Discekici; Christian W. Pester; Nicolas J. Treat; Jimmy Lawrence; Kaila M. Mattson; Benjaporn Narupai; Edward P. Toumayan; Yingdong Luo; Alaina J. McGrath; Paul G. Clark; Javier Read De Alaniz; Craig J. Hawker

doi:10.1021/acsmacrolett.6b00004

Simple Benchtop Approach to Polymer Brush Nanostructures Using Visible-Light-Mediated Metal-Free Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization

Emre H. Discekici, Christian W. Pester, Nicolas J. Treat, Jimmy Lawrence, Kaila M. Mattson, Benjaporn Narupai, Edward P. Toumayan, Yingdong Luo, Alaina J. McGrath, Paul G. Clark, Javier Read De Alaniz, Craig J. Hawker

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The development of an operationally simple, metal-free surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerization (SI-ATRP) based on visible-light mediation is reported. The facile nature of this process enables the fabrication of well-defined polymer brushes from flat and curved surfaces using a "benchtop" setup that can be easily scaled to four-inch wafers. This circumvents the requirement of stringent air-free environments (i.e., glovebox), and mediation by visible light allows for spatial control on the micron scale, with complex three-dimensional patterns achieved in a single step. This robust approach leads to unprecedented access to brush architectures for nonexperts.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	258-262
Number of pages	5
Journal	ACS Macro Letters
Volume	5
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/acsmacrolett.6b00004
State	Published - Feb 16 2016

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Organic Chemistry
Polymers and Plastics
Inorganic Chemistry
Materials Chemistry

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Discekici, E. H., Pester, C. W., Treat, N. J., Lawrence, J., Mattson, K. M., Narupai, B., Toumayan, E. P., Luo, Y., McGrath, A. J., Clark, P. G., Read De Alaniz, J., & Hawker, C. J. (2016). Simple Benchtop Approach to Polymer Brush Nanostructures Using Visible-Light-Mediated Metal-Free Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization. ACS Macro Letters, 5(2), 258-262. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsmacrolett.6b00004

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