Surface-initiated controlled polymerization as a convenient method for designing functional polymer brushes: From self-assembled monolayers to patterned surfaces

Surface-functionalization mediated through “grafting from” methods is of considerable interest as means to tailor the chemical and physical properties of functional substrates in a reliable way. The resulting polymer brushes, obtained by a “grafting from” strategy, are composed of grafted polymer ch...

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Published in:Progress in polymer science Vol. 37; no. 1; pp. 157 - 181
Main Authors: Olivier, Aurore, Meyer, Franck, Raquez, Jean-Marie, Damman, Pascal, Dubois, Philippe
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 2012
Elsevier
Subjects:
Applied sciences
Brushes
Chains (polymeric)
coatings
composite polymers
Covalent bonds
Density
Exact sciences and technology
functional properties
Grafting
Macromolecular engineering
Micropatterned surfaces
Nanostructure
Organic polymers
Physicochemistry of polymers
Polymer brushes
Polymerization
Preparation, kinetics, thermodynamics, mechanism and catalysts
Self-assembled monolayer
Surface-initiated polymerization
Tuning
“Grafting from” technique
Macromolecular engineering
Self-assembled monolayer
Polymer brushes
“Grafting from” technique
Surface-initiated polymerization
Micropatterned surfaces
Self-assembled layer
Surface reaction
Lithography
Polymer brush
Review
Free radical polymerization
Grafting from technique
Preparation
ISSN:0079-6700, 1873-1619
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Summary:Surface-functionalization mediated through “grafting from” methods is of considerable interest as means to tailor the chemical and physical properties of functional substrates in a reliable way. The resulting polymer brushes, obtained by a “grafting from” strategy, are composed of grafted polymer chains tethered from one of their extremities to a surface by a covalent bond. Tuning the molecular parameters of these polymeric brushes such as the nature of monomer, the grafting density, and the chain length as well as the design of micropatterned structures enables delicate modification of the properties of these substrates, paving the way to the development of functional surfaces. In this review, we highlight recent and most important approaches to form monolayers and to subsequently elaborate homogeneous and heterogeneous coatings of polymer brushes by surface-initiated polymerization. The control of initiator molecule assembly is particularly important for the final configuration of polymer brushes. We report the creation of homopolymers and block copolymers using major controlled polymerization techniques as well as lithographic techniques aiming at the design of polymeric (micro- or nano-) patterns.
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ISSN:0079-6700
1873-1619
DOI:10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2011.06.002