Alkali metal-ion assisted Michael addition reaction in controlled tailoring of topography in a superhydrophobic polymeric monolith

• DOI: 10.1039/c8ta06329j
• Publication Date: 2018-07-30T17:04:31Z
• Authors: Adil M. Rather; Arpita Shome; Suresh Kumar; Bibhas K. Bhunia; Biman B. Mandal; Hemant Kumar Sriv...; Uttam Manna
• Keywords: Monolith; Michael reaction

An alkali metal ion assisted Michael addition reaction between acrylate and amine groups is strategically exploited in the synthesis of a chemically reactive tailored hierarchical topography for addressing important fundamental aspects biomimicked interfaces.