Abstract
This article describes the first surface-initiated polymerization of isocyanide monomers onto various surfaces in a controlled manner. Brushes up to 200 nm could be easily obtained within 3 h of polymerization, and the polymer growth was studied as a function of reaction time, monomer concentration, and growth conditions, using atomic force microscopy (AFM) and ellipsometry. The monomers used in this study contain dipeptide (L,L-Ala-Ala) side groups; circular dichroism (CD) measurements, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and AFM confirmed that the well-defined helical conformation was retained in the polyisocyanide brushes with hydrogen bonds along the polymer chains.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1945-1951 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Macromolecules |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue number | 6 |
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| State | Published - 25 Mar 2008 |