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Fabricating Reactive Surfaces with Brush-like and Crosslinked Films of Azlactone-Functionalized Block Co-Polymers

Fabricating Reactive Surfaces with Brush-like and Crosslinked Films of Azlactone-Functionalized Block Co-Polymers

Published on: June 30, 2018

Polymer brush hypersurface photolithography.

Carlos Carbonell^1,2, Daniel Valles^1,2,3, Alexa M Wong^1,2

¹Advanced Science Research Center at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, 85 St Nicholas Terrace, New York, NY, 10031, USA.

Nature Communications

|March 8, 2020

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A new Polymer Brush Hypersurface Photolithography technique enables independent control over polymer composition and height at the micrometer scale. This advancement accelerates the discovery and optimization of advanced polymer coatings for various applications.

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Preparation and Friction Force Microscopy Measurements of Immiscible, Opposing Polymer Brushes

Preparation and Friction Force Microscopy Measurements of Immiscible, Opposing Polymer Brushes

Published on: December 24, 2014

Area of Science:

Materials Science
Surface Chemistry
Nanotechnology

Background:

Polymer brush patterns are crucial for microarrays, smart surfaces, and tissue engineering.
Surface properties depend on monomer composition, polymer height, and distribution.
Existing lithographic methods lack independent control over these variables at micrometer resolution.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a novel technique for creating polymer brush patterns with independent control over monomer composition and polymer height.
To achieve micrometer-scale resolution in patterning polymer brushes.
To accelerate the discovery and optimization of polymer coatings.

Main Methods:

Polymer Brush Hypersurface Photolithography combines a digital micromirror device (DMD), an air-free reaction chamber, and microfluidics.
Light reflected from the DMD initiates photopolymerization (atom-transfer radical polymerization) from immobilized initiators.
Combinatorial polymer and block copolymer brushes are prepared and analyzed.

Main Results:

Demonstrated independent control of monomer composition and polymer height for each polymeric pixel.
Successfully created patterns from combinatorial polymer and block copolymer brushes.
Integrated high-throughput analysis of polymerization kinetics.

Conclusions:

Polymer Brush Hypersurface Photolithography offers unprecedented control for creating complex polymer brush surfaces.
The technique accelerates polymer coating discovery and optimization.
Enables new possibilities in surface science and engineering.