Advanced Materials · 2002 · 111 citations · 0 references
Natural SciencesMaterials EngineeringMaterials ScienceFunctional MaterialsPolymer ChemistryPolymer MaterialsNanocompositesPolymer FunctionalizationChiral Molecular ImprintingGrafted Polymer LayersGraftingMolecularly Imprinted MaterialsMolecularly Imprinted PolymersPorous SilicaPorous Silica MaterialsSilica Supports
“Living” functional composite materials have been prepared by grafting of molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) from dithiocarbamate-modified porous silica supports (see Figure). The living properties of the system are demonstrated by consecutive grafting of two polymer layers imprinted with chiral templates. The enantioselectivity of the first layer is reversed by grafting a second layer imprinted with the antipode.