Organophosphonic acids as viable linkers for the covalent attachment of polyelectrolyte brushes on silica and mica surfaces

Olga Borozenko, Vivian Machado, W. G. Skene, Suzanne Giasson

Polymer Chemistry · 2014 · 17 citations · 49 references

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Abstract

We report the first successful preparation of polyelectrolyte brushes using an ATRP initiator that was covalently grafted to silica and mica substrates <italic>via</italic> an organophosphonic acid.

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