Modification of polymer surfaces by click chemistry

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Contributors

  • Sven Fleischmann - (Author)
  • Karsten Hinrichs - (Author)
  • Ulrich Oertel - (Author)
  • Senta Reichelt - (Author)
  • Klaus-Jochen Eichhorn - (Author)
  • Brigitte Voit - , Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden, Leibniz-Institut für Analytische Wissenschaften - ISAS (Author)

Abstract

Silicon substrates were coated with well-defined glycidyl and alkyne groups containing terpolymer that was synthesized by NMRP. The polymer was successfully tethered on silicon wafers and the resulting solvent stable, homogeneous, smooth thin films were characterized by means of atomic force microscopy (AFM), spectroscopic ellipsometry in the visible (Vis), and infrared (IR) spectral range. Subsequently, the films were modified in a heterogeneous reaction, converting the alkyne groups of the surface efficiently and quantitatively with azides by click chemistry. Appropriate film analysis allowed to directly verify the reaction of the alkyne groups with the azides and revealed that the chemical and physical properties of the thin films have changed while their morphology and topography is preserved.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1177-1185
Number of pages9
JournalMacromolecular rapid communications
Volume29
Issue number12-13
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jul 2008
Peer-reviewedYes
Externally publishedYes

External IDs

Scopus 55349111135
ORCID /0000-0002-4531-691X/work/148607766

Keywords

Keywords

  • Transfer radical polymerization, 1,3-dipolar cycloadditions, Versatile method, Functionalization, Alkynes, Combination, Monolayers, Azides, Layer, Gold