Photochemically Prepared, Two-Component Polymer-Concentration Gradients

Olof Sterner

doi:10.1021/la402168z

Photochemically Prepared, Two-Component Polymer-Concentration Gradients

2013-10-11

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Nicholas D. Spencer *

DOI：10.1021/la402168z

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A versatile, photochemical surface-modification approach using nitrene-insertion reactions has been employed to develop an ultrathin, two-component, polymer-gradient coating. Perfluorophenyl azide (PFPA) acted as the photosensitive moiety, forming a nitrene radical upon 254 nm UV exposure. Cationic poly(allyl amine) was grafted with PFPA and surface-anchored onto silicon wafers by means of electrostatic self-assembly. After spin-coating of polystyrene (PS), the substrate was illuminated from behind a moving shutter, thereby controlling the azide-to-nitrene conversion degree across the substrate, and leading to a gradually varying PS density after rinsing. Backfilling with poly(vinyl pyrrolidone) (PVP) and re-exposing to UV light formed a two-component polymer-density gradient. The composition varied linearly following exposure to a linear UV exposure profile, as determined with spectroscopic ellipsometry (ELM) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). High-spatial-resolution, time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (ToF-SIMS) revealed a high degree of mixing between the two incompatible polymers on the micrometer scale. The dynamic water-contact angle (dCA) was found to depend strongly on the sample history, suggesting adaptive properties of the coating, which was further confirmed by angle-resolved XPS (ARXPS). To confirm the applicability of the system for biological investigations, gradients were exposed to zoospores of the macrofouling alga Ulva linza, and a critical PS composition of 70% was identified, above which settlement started to increase. It has been shown that a two-component polymer-density gradient can provide a high-throughput platform for determining critical surface properties of polymer blend materials.

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SELF-ASSEMBLED MONOLAYERS

PROTEIN ADSORPTION

THIN-FILMS

POLY(ETHYLENE GLYCOL)

BLOCK-COPOLYMERS

SURFACE

BRUSHES

SETTLEMENT

IMMOBILIZATION

FABRICATION

Photochemically Prepared, Two-Component Polymer-Concentration Gradients

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