Synthesis of Environmentally Responsive Polymers by Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization: Generation of Reversible Hydrophilic and Hydrophobic Surfaces
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental
2.1. Materials
2.2. Synthesis of ATRP Initiator Functionalized Crosslinked Polystyrene Particles and PNIPAAM Grafting
2.3. Adsorption of Surface Functionalized Crosslinked Polystyrene Particles on Flat Sapphire Disks and PNIPAAM Grafting
2.4. Electron Microscopy
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgements
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Mittal, V. Synthesis of Environmentally Responsive Polymers by Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization: Generation of Reversible Hydrophilic and Hydrophobic Surfaces. Polymers 2010, 2, 40-56. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym2020040
Mittal V. Synthesis of Environmentally Responsive Polymers by Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization: Generation of Reversible Hydrophilic and Hydrophobic Surfaces. Polymers. 2010; 2(2):40-56. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym2020040
Chicago/Turabian StyleMittal, Vikas. 2010. "Synthesis of Environmentally Responsive Polymers by Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization: Generation of Reversible Hydrophilic and Hydrophobic Surfaces" Polymers 2, no. 2: 40-56. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym2020040