Polymer Brush Films with Varied Grafting and Cross-Linking Density Via Si-Atrp: Analysis of the Mechanical Properties by AFM

ISBN-13: 9783658195946 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 95 str.

Inga Lilge

Spis treści

Introduction to Polymer Brushes.- Preparation of Cross-Linked Polymer Brushes.- Utilization of Binary Monolayers for the Polymer Brush Synthesis.- Characterization of Modified Gold Surfaces.- AFM Nanoindentation in Water/Analysis of the Young’s Modulus.

 

 

O autorze

Inga Lilge finished her PhD at the University of Siegen, Department of Chemistry & Biology, Germany.

Blurb

In her research, Inga Lilge focuses on a systematic study of poly(acrylamide) (PAAm) brushes prepared by surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerization (SI-ATRP). In addition to the analysis of the time dependence of the polymer brush growth, the conformation of the polymer brushes is varied by grafting or cross-linking density. The results have practical implications for the study of cellular interactions on PAAm brushes since cell-substrate interactions are known to influence various cell characteristics, such as migration and adhesion.

Contents

• Introduction to Polymer Brushes
  
• Preparation of Cross-Linked Polymer Brushes
  
• Utilization of Binary Monolayers for the Polymer Brush Synthesis
  
• Characterization of Modified Gold Surfaces
  
• AFM Nanoindentation in Water/Analysis of the Young’s Modulus

Target Groups

• Lecturers, students and researchers in chemistry, polymer chemistry, surface and materials science
  
• Chemists, surface and materials scientists

The Author

Inga Lilge finished her PhD at the University of Siegen, Department of Chemistry & Biology, Germany.