Polymer surface with graft chains

Polymer surface modification has been a significant issue over two decades in many fields of application. Among modification techniques developed to date, surface grafting has emerged as a simple, useful, and versatile approach to improve surface properties of polymers for a wide variety of applicat...

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Published in:Progress in polymer science 2003-02, Vol.28 (2), p.209-259
Main Authors: Kato, Koichi, Uchida, Emiko, Kang, En-Tang, Uyama, Yoshikimi, Ikada, Yoshito
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied sciences
Exact sciences and technology
Graft polymerization
Grafting and modifications
Physicochemistry of polymers
Polymer surface
Polymers and radiations
Surface properties
Surface structure
Tethered chains
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Summary:Polymer surface modification has been a significant issue over two decades in many fields of application. Among modification techniques developed to date, surface grafting has emerged as a simple, useful, and versatile approach to improve surface properties of polymers for a wide variety of applications. This review surveys recent literature on polymer surfaces with graft chains, focusing on grafting methods as well as the structure and function of grafted surfaces.
ISSN:0079-6700
1873-1619
DOI:10.1016/S0079-6700(02)00032-1