Achieving Ultralow Fouling under Ambient Conditions via Surface-Initiated ARGET ATRP of Carboxybetaine

作者：Hong, Daewha; Hung, Hsiang-Chieh; Wu, Kan; Lin, Xiaojie; Sun, Fang; Zhang, Peng; Liu, Sijun; Cook, Keith E.; Jiang, Shaoyi^*

来源：ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2017, 9(11): 9255-9259.

DOI：10.1021/acsami.7b01530

• zwitterionic materials
• carboxybetaine
• ultralow fouling
• activator regenerated by electron transfer (ARGET))
• atomic transfer radical polymerization (ATRP)

We achieved ultralow fouling on target surfaces by controlled polymerization of carboxybetaine under ambient conditions. The polymerization process for.grafting, polymer films onto the surfaces was carried out in air and did not require any deoxygenation step or specialized equipment. This method allows one to conveniently introduce a nonfouling polymer network onto large substrates.

• 出版日期2017-3-22