Engagement with OTILumionics Inc. to explore surface grafted polymers for organic electronic applications

OTI Lumionics Inc.是一家位于多伦多的初创企业，专注于制造用于各种应用（如台灯）的有机发光二极管（OLED）。基于OLED的灯不产生热量，是市场上最有效的光源之一。OTI Lumionics希望通过探索各种聚合物表面处理来扩大其专利氯化铟锡氧化物（Cl-ITO）基板在OLED和其他有机电子器件中的潜力。增加受益于这种新技术的潜在应用数量将增加对Cl-ITO的兴趣，增加OTI Lumionics的内在价值并开辟新的市场机会。该Engage Grant的目的是探索使用Cl-ITO表面制造用于有机电子和其他潜在应用的新型界面。这将有助于探索接枝和接枝聚合技术，这些技术将化学地将不同官能度的聚合物束缚到表面并赋予基底所需的性质。该项目将导致制造具有增加的可调功能的表面，这对电子/电信行业以及生物医学行业具有重大意义，使安大略和整个加拿大受益。

OTI Lumionics Inc. is a Toronto-based start-up that is focused on the fabrication of organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs) for various applications such as desk lamps. The OLED-based lamp does not generate heat and is among the most efficient light sources available on the market. OTI Lumionics would like to expand the potential for their patented chlorinated indium tin oxide (Cl-ITO) substrates, in OLEDs, and in other organic electronic devices by exploring various polymer surface treatments. Increasing the number of potential applications that benefit from this novel technology would increase the interest in Cl-ITO, increase the inherent value and open new market opportunities for OTI Lumionics. The purpose of this Engage Grant is to explore the use of Cl-ITO surfaces for the fabrication of novel interfaces for use in organic electronics and potentially other applications. This will facilitate the exploration of grafting-to and grafting-from polymerization techniques that will chemically tether the polymers of varying functionality to the surface and impart desirable properties to the substrates. This project will result in the fabrication of surfaces with increased tunable functionality that can have significant implication to the electronics/telecommunication industry as well as the biomedical industries, benefiting Ontario and all of Canada.