Abstract:Surface
modification without changing the physical properties in
the bulk is of pivotal importance for the development of polymers
as devices. We recently proposed a simple surface functionalization
method for polymer films by partial swelling using a nonsolvent and
demonstrated the incorporation of poly(2-methoxyethyl acrylate) (PMEA),
which has an excellent antibiofouling ability, only into the outermost
region of a poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) film. We here extend
this technology to another versatile … Show more
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