ATRP-mediated continuous assembly of polymers for the preparation of nanoscale films

D Mertz; CJ Ochs; Z Zhu; L Lee; SN Guntari; GK Such; TK Goh; LA Connal; A Blencowe; GG Qiao; F Caruso

Journal article

ATRP-mediated continuous assembly of polymers for the preparation of nanoscale films

D Mertz, CJ Ochs, Z Zhu, L Lee, SN Guntari, GK Such, TK Goh, LA Connal, A Blencowe, GG Qiao, F Caruso

Chemical Communications | Published : 2011

DOI: 10.1039/c1cc15711f

Abstract

The continuous assembly of polymers (CAP) via atom transfer radical polymerisation (ATRP) is reported as an efficient approach for the preparation of dense, cross-linked, nanoscale engineered films as surface coatings, hollow capsules and replica particles. These films can be reinitiated to allow the preparation of thicker films without loss of film growth efficiency while maintaining similar film density. © The Royal Society of Chemistry 2011.

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Georgina Such Author

Greg Qiao Author

Frank Caruso Author

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Awarded by Australian Research Council

Funding Acknowledgements

This work was supported by the Australian Research Council under the Federation Fellowship (F.C., FF0776078) and Discovery Project (F.C., G.G.Q, DP1094147) schemes. We thank C. R. Kinnane for help with SEM.