Journal article
A Facile Method of Forming Nanoscale Patterns on Poly(ethylene glycol)-Based Surfaces by Self-Assembly of Randomly Grafted Block Copolymer Brushes
Abstract
Poly(oligo(ethylene glycol) methacrylate) (POEGMA) block poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) brushes were synthesized on the silicon wafer surfaces by the surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) method. Atomic force microscopy, ellipsometry, and water contact angle methods were employed to study the surface morphology and stimulus-response behavior. It was found that simple solvent treatments could induce phase segregation of …
Authors
Gao X; Feng W; Zhu S; Sheardown H; Brash JL
Journal
Langmuir, Vol. 24, No. 15, pp. 8303–8308
Publisher
American Chemical Society (ACS)
Publication Date
August 1, 2008
DOI
10.1021/la800729c
ISSN
0743-7463