Abstract:Star-shaped block copolymers (SPs), comprising a hydrophobic cross-linked polystyrene (PS) core with extended hydrophilic polyethylene glycol (PEG) arms, showed high promise as a class of branched amphiphilic coating material, since the coatability and antifouling properties of the SPs could be tailored simply by tuning the core and/or arm compositions. However, the complex reaction sequences required for synthesizing SPs have been an obstacle for scale-up and, therefore, their practical applications. Herein, … Show more
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