Biomimetic PEGylation of carbon nanotubes through surface-initiated RAFT polymerization

Enhanced Polymer Grafting from Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes through Living Anionic Surface-Initiated Polymerization

Fabrication of nonfouling, bactericidal, and bacteria corpse release multifunctional surface through surface-initiated RAFT polymerization

Infections after surgery or endophthalmitis are potentially blinding complications caused by bacterial adhesion and subsequent biofilm formation on the intraocular lens. Neither single-function anti-adhesion surface nor contacting killing surface can exhibit ideal antibacterial function. In this work, a novel (2-(dimethylamino)-ethyl methacrylate-co-2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine) (p ...

Biomimetic anchor for surface-initiated polymerization from metal substrates.

In this paper, we demonstrate the first use of a catecholic initiator for surface-initiated polymerization (SIP) from metal surfaces to create antifouling polymer coatings. A new bifunctional initiator inspired by mussel adhesive proteins was synthesized, which strongly adsorbs to Ti and 316L stainless steel (SS) substrates, providing an anchor for surface immobilization of grafted polymers. Su...

Nanocomposite Fabrication Through Particle Surface Initiated Polymerization

Magnetic nanoparticles (NPs) have attracted much interest due to their special physicochemical properties such as enhanced magnetic moment and coercivity different from the bulk and atomic counterparts. Incorporation of the inorganic NPs into a polymer matrix has extended the particle applications such as in high-sensitivity chemical gas sensors due to the advantages of polymeric nanocomposites...

Immobilization of Xanthate Agent on Titanium Dioxide and Surface Initiated RAFT Polymerization.

Surface modification of titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanoparticle is essential to control its surface properties, thereby to enhance its cell penetration capability, reduce its cytotoxicity, or improve its biocompatibility. In order to graft polyvinyl acetate onto TiO2 nanoparticles, xanthate was chemically immobilized on the surface of TiO2 by acylation followed by nucleophilic substitution with a ...