Dispersity within Brushes Plays a Major Role in Determining Their Interfacial Properties: The Case of Oligoxazoline-Based Graft Polymers
Matteo Romio, Benjamin Grob, Lucca Trachsel, Andrea Mattarei, Giulia Morgese, Shivaprakash N. Ramakrishna, Francesca Niccolai, Elisa Guazzelli, Cristina Paradisi, Elisa Martinelli, Nicholas D. Spencer, Edmondo M. Benetti
Abstract
brushes, leads to assemblies that are more hydrated, less adhesive, and more lubricious and biopassive compared to analogous films obtained from graft polymers characterized by a homogeneous structure.
Topics & Concepts
DispersityMethacrylatePolymerChemistrySide chainPolymer chemistryChain transferPolymerizationRaftCationic polymerizationChemical engineeringRadical polymerizationOrganic chemistryEngineeringPolymer Surface Interaction StudiesForce Microscopy Techniques and ApplicationsAdvanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization