Controlled evaporative self-assembly of poly(acrylic acid) in a confined geometry for fabricating patterned polymer brushes

Langmuir. 2014 Apr 29;30(16):4863-7. doi: 10.1021/la500996a. Epub 2014 Apr 17.

Abstract

A simple yet robust approach was exploited to fabricate large-scaled patterned polymer brushes by combining controlled evaporative self-assembly (CESA) in a confined geometry and self-initiated photografting and photopolymerization (SIPGP). Our method was carried out without any sophisticated instruments, free of lithography, overcoming current difficulties in fabricating polymer patterns by using complex instruments.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Acrylic Resins / chemistry*
  • Polymers / chemistry*

Substances

  • Acrylic Resins
  • Polymers
  • carbopol 940