Post-polymerization modification of styrene–maleic anhydride copolymer brushes

Abstract

Amine-anhydride reactions on polymer brushes provide a modular post-modification strategy to functional surfaces.

Temperature-Responsive Polymer Brush Coatings for Advanced Biomedical Applications

“…Another way of manufacturing TRPBCs involves non-controllable surface-initiated polymerization using multifunctional peroxide initiators or azo initiators [ 88 , 89 , 90 , 91 ]. Sometimes, the application of the coatings does not require high monodispersity of the brush, and non-controllable polymerization may be employed as well.…”

Sequential and one-pot post-polymerization modification reactions of thiolactone-containing polymer brushes

“…Low conversion for the thiol-Michael reaction is likely due to the inefficient penetration of the bulky, large molecular mass and non-polar nature of the PFDA molecule into the BBA-modified brush, hindering access to the thiol throughout the brush. 42 Similarly, Klok and coworkers have shown that the size and polarity of the molecules employed in PPM of brush surfaces play important roles in determining conversion and compositional distribution of the postmodified brush. 43,44 Next, we explored one-pot PPM reactions to produce multifunctional homopolymer brush surfaces.…”

A guide to functionalisation and bioconjugation strategies to surface-initiated polymer brushes

“… 106 An alternative strategy based on thiol–ene coupling was to thiolate polymer brushes via the reaction of cystamine with poly(maleic anhydride- co -styrene) brushes, followed by reaction with various acrylates. 107 This approach has the benefit of enabling access to a broad range of acrylate building blocks for functionalisation, although possible disulfide bond formation may affect the brush swelling and physico-chemistry.…”