From Self-Assembled Monolayers to Coatings: Advances in the Synthesis and Nanobio Applications of Polymer Brushes

• DOI: 10.3390/polym7071346
• Publication Date: 2015-07-20T13:56:54Z
• Authors: Myungwoong Kim; Samantha Schmitt; Jonathan Choi; John Krutty; Padma Gopalan
• Keywords: Characterization

In this review, we describe the latest advances in synthesis, characterization, and applications of polymer brushes. Synthetic towards well-defined brushes, which meet criteria such as: (i) Efficient fast grafting, (ii) Applicability on a wide range substrates; (iii) Precise control surface initiator concentration hence, chain density are discussed. On characterization end methods for determination relevant physical parameters as grafting The impact these specifically emerging fields nano- bio-technology where interfacial properties energies controlled to create nanopatterned brushes their implications mediating with biological systems is