Acknowledgement is made by R.J.H. to the donors of the American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund and the NSF (CHE-1151773) for partial support of this research. Q.C. acknowledges financial support from the NSF (CHE-1059050).
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A Membrane-Bound Synthetic Receptor that Promotes Growth of a Polymeric Coating at the Bilayer–Water Interface†
Article first published online: 22 JUN 2012
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201202635
Copyright © 2012 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim
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How to Cite
Liu, Y., Young, M. C., Moshe, O., Cheng, Q. and Hooley, R. J. (2012), A Membrane-Bound Synthetic Receptor that Promotes Growth of a Polymeric Coating at the Bilayer–Water Interface . Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 51: 7748–7751. doi: 10.1002/anie.201202635
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Publication History
- Issue published online: 25 JUL 2012
- Article first published online: 22 JUN 2012
- Manuscript Revised: 14 MAY 2012
- Manuscript Received: 4 APR 2012
Funded by
- American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund
- NSF. Grant Numbers: CHE-1151773, CHE-1059050
Keywords:
- biosensors;
- membranes;
- molecular recognition;
- polymers;
- receptors
Primed for action: Atom-transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) can be promoted at a bilayer–water interface by anchoring initiator molecules (see scheme; red) in a membrane-bound synthetic receptor (yellow). The bilayer is formed on a calcinated nanofilm (gray) on a gold surface.