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A bioinspired light induced avenue for the design of patterned functional interfaces
Corinna M Preuss1, Thomas Tischer, Cesar Rodriguez-Emmenegger
1Preparative Macromolecular Chemistry, Institut für Technische Chemie und Polymerchemie, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Engesserstr. 18, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany. christopher.barner-kowollik@kit.edu.
Abstract:
An avenue for the development of spatially resolved functional interfaces is presented. By introducing a novel, photo-reactive molecule - carrying a DOPA functionality and a photo-reactive group - we merge the ability of mussels to adhere to any surface with the spatial and temporal control of photo-click reactions, opening a plethora of applications in the biomedical and materials fields.
