Stimuli-responsive polyelectrolyte polymer brushes prepared via atom-transfer radical polymerization
Stimuli-responsive polyelectrolyte polymer brushes prepared via atom-transfer radical polymerization
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DOI:
10.1021/la061526l
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发表时间:
2007-01-02
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3.9
通讯作者:
Brittain, William J.
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作者:
Ayres, Neil;Boyes, Stephen G.;Brittain, William J.
We present an account of our research into polyelectrolyte polymer brushes that are capable of acting as stimuli-responsive films. We first detail the synthesis of poly(acrylic acid) polymer brushes using ATRP in a "grafting from" strategy. Significantly, we employed a chemical-free deprotection step that should leave the anchoring ester groups intact. We have demonstrated how these polymer assemblies respond to stimuli such as pH and electrolyte concentration. We have used poly(acrylic acid) polymer brushes for the synthesis of metallic nanoparticles and review this work. We have used XPS, ATR-FTIR, and AFM spectroscopy to show the presence of silver and palladium nanoparticles within polymer brushes. Finally, we report the synthesis of AB diblock polyampholyte polymer brushes that represent an extension of polyelectrolyte polymer brushes.