Surface-initiated controlled radical polymerization: state-of-the-art, opportunities, and challenges in surface and interface engineering with polymer brushes

JO Zoppe, NC Ataman, P Mocny, J Wang… - Chemical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
The generation of polymer brushes by surface-initiated controlled radical polymerization (SI-
CRP) techniques has become a powerful approach to tailor the chemical and physical …

Synthesis of PEDOT: PSS Brushes Grafted from Gold Using ATRP for Increased Electrochemical and Mechanical Stability

JX Tuermer-Lee, A Lim, L Ah, R Blau, Y Qie… - ACS Macro …, 2023 - ACS Publications
We report PEDOT: PSS brushes grafted from gold using surface-initiated atom-transfer
radical polymerization (SI-ATRP) which demonstrate significantly enhanced mechanical …

ToF-SIMS and XPS characterization of protein films adsorbed onto bare and sodium styrenesulfonate-grafted gold substrates

RN Foster, ET Harrison, DG Castner - Langmuir, 2016 - ACS Publications
The adsorption of single-component bovine serum albumin (BSA), bovine fibrinogen (Fgn),
and bovine immunoglobulin G (IgG) films as well as multicomponent bovine plasma films …

Atom transfer radical polymerization initiated by activator generated by electron transfer in emulsion media: a review of recent advances and challenges from an …

M Awad, R Dhib, T Duever - Journal of Dispersion Science and …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) is a powerful initiation technique that has been
used successfully to create a variety of advanced materials. ATRP induced by a benign …

Grafting of architecture controlled poly (styrene sodium sulfonate) onto titanium surfaces using bio-adhesive molecules: Surface characterization and biological …

H Chouirfa, MDM Evans, DG Castner, P Bean… - …, 2017 - pubs.aip.org
This contribution reports on grafting of bioactive polymers such as poly (sodium styrene
sulfonate)(polyNaSS) onto titanium (Ti) surfaces. This grafting process uses a modified …

[HTML][HTML] Preparation of hydrophobically modified cotton filter fabric with high hydrophobic stability using ARGET-ATRP mechanism

Z Li, Z He, X Chen, Y Tang, S You, Y Chen, T Jin - RSC advances, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
This paper reports on the hydrophobic modification of cotton fabric grafted with 1-
octadecene via an activators regenerated by electron transfer (ARGET) atom transfer radical …

Nonlinear optical methods for characterization of molecular structure and surface chemistry

PK Johansson, L Schmüser, DG Castner - Topics in catalysis, 2018 - Springer
The principles, strengths and limitations of several nonlinear optical (NLO) methods for
characterizing biological systems are reviewed. NLO methods encompass a wide range of …

Double functionalization for the design of innovative craniofacial prostheses

C Pereira, JS Baumann, P Masson, G Pourroy… - JOM, 2022 - Springer
Titanium (Ti) is the most commonly used material for cranial prostheses. However, this
material does not exhibit the same mechanical properties as the bone. Incorporating …

Screening design of experiments of AGET ATRP of butyl methacrylate in a stirred emulsion reactor

M Awad, R Dhib, T Duever - Macromolecular Reaction …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
This study investigates the ab initio atom transfer radical polymerization of butyl
methacrylate using activator generated by electron transfer in a well‐mixed 2 L emulsion …

[PDF][PDF] Experimental Study of AGET ATRP of MMA and BMA Homopolymerizations in Emulsion Batch Reactor

M Awad - 2021 - rshare.library.torontomu.ca
Controlled radical polymerization (CRP) is a fast-growing technique for the creation of nano-
sized polymer particles. In particular, atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) is a …