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

OTI Lumionics Inc.是一家总部位于多伦多的初创公司，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，扩大其专利氯化铟锡氧化物（Cl-ITO）衬底在oled和其他有机电子器件中的潜力。从这项新技术中受益的潜在应用数量的增加将增加人们对Cl-ITO的兴趣，增加其固有价值，并为OTI Lumionics开辟新的市场机会。这项资助的目的是探索使用Cl-ITO表面来制造用于有机电子和潜在的其他应用的新型界面。这将有助于探索聚合技术的接枝和接枝，这些技术将化学地将不同功能的聚合物系在表面上，并赋予底物所需的性能。该项目将制造出具有更多可调功能的表面，这将对电子/电信行业以及生物医学行业产生重大影响，使安大略省和整个加拿大受益。

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.