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    Grafting of functional methacrylate polymer brushes by photoinduced SET-LRP
    (Cambridge : RSC Publ., 2016) Vorobii, Mariia; Pop-Georgievski, Ognen; de los Santos Pereira, Andres; Kostina, Nina Yu.; Jezorek, Ryan; Sedláková, Zdeňka; Percec, Virgil; Rodriguez-Emmenegger, Cesar
    Photoinduced surface-initiated single electron transfer living radical polymerization (SET-LRP) is a versatile technique for the preparation of polymer brushes. The vast diversity of compatible functional groups, together with a high end-group fidelity that enables precise control of the architecture, makes this approach an effective tool for tuning the properties of surfaces. We report the application of photoinduced SET-LRP for the surface-initiated grafting of polymer brushes from a wide range of methacrylate monomers for the first time. The living character of the process was demonstrated by the linear evolution of the polymer brush thickness in time, the ability to reinitiate the polymerization for the preparation of well-defined block copolymers, and also by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy depth profiling. The surface patterning with these brushes could be achieved simply by restricting the irradiated area. The ability of poly(methacrylate) brushes prepared in this way to prevent non-specific protein adsorption is also demonstrated, indicating the suitability of this procedure for advanced applications.
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    Modeling of Stripe Patterns in Photosensitive Azopolymers
    (Basel : MDPI, 2020) Yadav, Bharti; Domurath, Jan; Saphiannikova, Marina
    Placed at interfaces, azobenzene-containing materials show extraordinary phenomena when subjected to external light sources. Here we model the surface changes induced by one-dimensional Gaussian light fields in thin azopolymer films. Such fields can be produced in a quickly moving film irradiated with a strongly focused laser beam or illuminating the sample through a cylindrical lens. To explain the appearance of stripe patterns, we first calculate the unbalanced mechanical stresses induced by one-dimensional Gaussian fields in the interior of the film. In accordance with our orientation approach, the light-induced stress originates from the reorientation of azobenzenes that causes orientation of rigid backbone segments along the light polarization. The resulting volume forces have different signs and amplitude for light polarization directed perpendicular and parallel to the moving direction. Accordingly, the grooves are produced by the stretching forces and elongated protrusions by the compressive forces. Implementation into a viscoplastic model in a finite element software predicts a considerably weaker effect for the light polarized along the moving direction, in accordance with the experimental observations. The maximum value in the distribution of light-induced stresses becomes in this case very close to the yield stress which results in smaller surface deformations of the glassy azopolymer.