Creating surface patterns of polymer brushes by degrafting via tetrabutyl ammonium fluoride
Abstract
We demonstrate the use of tetrabutyl ammonium fluoride (TBAF) for creating spatial patterns of poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) brushes on a flat silica support by degrafting PMMA grafted chains from selected regions on the substrate.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 2015
- Source ID
- 10.1039/c5ra17000a
Entities
People
- Douglas Kiserow
- Jan Genzer
- Rohan Patil
Organizations
- Army Research Office
- Division of Materials Research
- North Carolina State University
- United States Army
- United States Army Research Laboratory