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Polymerization of Poly(Itaconic Acid) on Surfaces by Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization in Aqueous Solution

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 March 2011

Amit Y. Sankhe ,
Scott M. Husson  and
S. Michael Kilbey II
Amit Y. Sankhe
Affiliation:
Department of Chemical Engineering, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634-0909, U.S.A.
Scott M. Husson
Affiliation:
Department of Chemical Engineering, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634-0909, U.S.A.
S. Michael Kilbey II
Affiliation:
Department of Chemical Engineering, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634-0909, U.S.A.
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Abstract

Poly(itaconic acid) (PIA) was grown from surface-tethered initiator sites via atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP). The surface-tethered PIA layers were grown from hydroxyl-terminated SAMs capped with initiator molecules of 4-(chloromethyl)-benzoylchloride. This polymerization initiator molecule and a copper-based organometallic catalyst allowed tethered PIA chains to be grown via ATRP at room temperature in aqueous solutions. Ellipsometric studies and external-reflection, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (ER-FTIR) confirm the presence and growth of the surface-tethered PIA layer. We describe here how changing the temperature of polymerization alters the layer growth and kinetics of the process, and demonstrate, via ER-FTIR spectroscopy, that these surface-tethered layers do bind cationic dyes through ion-exchange mechanisms.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 710: Symposia DD – Polymer Interfaces and Thin Films , 2001 , DD14.12.1
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2002

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