Mechanism and application of surface-initiated ATRP in the presence of a Zn<sup>0</sup> plate
Rebecca Faggion Albers, Wenqing Yan, Matteo Romio, Edson R. Leite, Nicholas D. Spencer, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, Edmondo M. Benetti
Abstract
SI-Zn<sup>0</sup>-ATRP enables the synthesis of chemically different polymer brushes under full ambient conditions, using just microliter volumes of reaction solutions.
Topics & Concepts
PolymerZincChemistryMechanism (biology)Polymer chemistryChemical engineeringMaterials scienceOrganic chemistryPhysicsQuantum mechanicsEngineeringPolymer Surface Interaction StudiesAdvanced Polymer Synthesis and CharacterizationDendrimers and Hyperbranched Polymers