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Gradient Polymer Layers by “Grafting To” Approach

  1. Leonid Ionov1,†,
  2. Bogdan Zdyrko2,‡,
  3. Alexander Sidorenko1,*,
  4. Sergiy Minko3,*,
  5. Viktor Klep2,
  6. Igor Luzinov2,*,
  7. Manfred Stamm1

Article first published online: 8 JAN 2004

DOI: 10.1002/marc.200300216

Issue

Macromolecular Rapid Communications

Macromolecular Rapid Communications

Special Issue: Combinatorial Material Research and High-Throughput Experimentation in Polymer and Material Research

Volume 25, Issue 1, pages 360–365, January 2004

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Ionov, L., Zdyrko, B., Sidorenko, A., Minko, S., Klep, V., Luzinov, I. and Stamm, M. (2004), Gradient Polymer Layers by “Grafting To” Approach. Macromol. Rapid Commun., 25: 360–365. doi: 10.1002/marc.200300216

Author Information

  1. 1

    Institute for Polymer Research Dresden, Dresden, Germany

  2. 2

    School of Materials Science and Engineering, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina 29634, USA

  3. 3

    Chemistry Department, Clarkson University, Potsdam, New York 13699, USA

  1. †

    Both students (Ionov and Zdyrko) contributed equally to the work.

  2. ‡

    Both students (Ionov and Zdyrko) contributed equally to the work.

*Institute for Polymer Research Dresden, Dresden, Germany. Fax: (+49) 351 4658-281

  1. †

    Both students (Ionov and Zdyrko) contributed equally to the work.

  2. ‡

    Both students (Ionov and Zdyrko) contributed equally to the work.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 8 JAN 2004
  2. Article first published online: 8 JAN 2004
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 17 NOV 2003
  4. Manuscript Revised: 10 NOV 2003
  5. Manuscript Received: 16 OCT 2003

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Keywords:

  • combinatorial approach;
  • films;
  • grafting;
  • polymer;
  • surfaces

Abstract

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A new method for the preparation of ultrathin tethered polymer layers with gradually changing thickness was developed utilizing the “grafting to” approach. The grafting procedure allowed translation of the temperature gradient created in a heating stage into a gradient of polymer chain grafting density. The gradient tethered polymer layers demonstrated gradual changes in wetting properties and morphology transition from pinned micelles to a brush regime along the substrate.

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