Surface‐Initiated Ring‐Opening Polymerization of ϵ‐Caprolactone from a Patterned Poly(hydroxymethyl‐
p‐xylylene) |
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Authors: | Jö rg Lahann,Robert Langer |
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Abstract: | A new strategy toward patterned polymer brushes combining the spatially controlled deposition of poly[(hydroxymethyl‐p‐xylylene)‐co‐(p‐xylylene)] ( 1 ) by chemical vapor deposition (CVD) polymerization of 4‐(hydroxymethyl)[2.2]paracyclophane and surface‐initiated ring‐opening polymerization was developed. Patterns of polymer brushes with thicknesses between 53 and 538 Å were created. The approach does not require photolithographic tools and has potential applicability to a wide range of different substrates, such as glasses, polymers, metals or composites. |
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