Polymer brushes: surface-immobilized macromolecules

This article reviews recent literature on polymer brushes with an emphasis on linear polymer brushes attached to solid substrate surfaces. The following topics are included: (i) theoretical and experimental studies of homopolymer brush structure; (ii) theoretical investigations of diblock copolymer...

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Published inProgress in polymer science Vol. 25; no. 5; pp. 677 - 710
Main Authors Zhao, B, Brittain, W.J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01.06.2000
Elsevier Science
Subjects
Applied sciences
Exact sciences and technology
Organic polymers
Physicochemistry of polymers
Polymer brush
Properties and characterization
Self-assembled monolayers
Surface properties
Surface-immobilized initiators
Tethered polymer
Polymer brush
Tethered polymer
Self-assembled monolayers
Surface-immobilized initiators
Self-assembled layer
Interface structure
Graft copolymers
Review
Preparation
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Summary:This article reviews recent literature on polymer brushes with an emphasis on linear polymer brushes attached to solid substrate surfaces. The following topics are included: (i) theoretical and experimental studies of homopolymer brush structure; (ii) theoretical investigations of diblock copolymer brushes; (iii) preparation of homopolymer brushes by physisorption, “grafting to” and “grafting from” methods; (iv) synthesis of diblock copolymer brushes; and (v) fabrication of patterned polymer brushes.
ISSN:0079-6700
1873-1619
DOI:10.1016/S0079-6700(00)00012-5