Thermo-Responsive Polymer Brushes with Side Graft Chains: Relationship Between Molecular Architecture and Underwater Adherence.

ABSTRACT: During the last few decades, wet adhesives have been developed for applications in various fields. Nonetheless, key questions such as the most suitable polymer architecture as well as the most suitable chemical composition remain open. In this article, we investigate the underwater adhesion properties of novel responsive polymer brushes with side graft chain architecture prepared using "grafting through" approach on flat surfaces. The incorporation in the backbone of thermo-responsive poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAm) allowed us to obtain LCST behavior in the final layers. PNIPAm is co-polymerized with poly(methyl ethylene phosphate) (PMEP), a poloyphosphoester. The final materials are characterized studying the surface-grafted polymer as well as the polymer from the bulk solution, and

SUBMITTER: Sidoli U 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6941113 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature