Low-temperature growth of thick polystyrene brushes via ATRP

Samadi A; Husson SM; Liu Y; Luzinov I; Kilbey SM

Macromolecular Rapid Communications, Vol.26, No.23, 1829-1834, 2005

DOI10.1002/marc.200500554 Export Citation

Low-temperature growth of thick polystyrene brushes via ATRP

Samadi A, Husson SM, Liu Y, Luzinov I, Kilbey SM

This contribution describes the graft polymerization of polystyrene (PS) by atom transfer radical polymerization at 50, 60, and 75 degrees C. Thick PS brushes were grown from initiator-functionalized PGMA layers on silicon, and constant growth rates provide indirect evidence that the polymerizations were controlled.

Keywords:atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP);graft polymerization;poly(glycidyl methacrylate) (PGMA);polymer brushes;polystyrene (PS)