Terminally Anchored Polymer Brushes on a Semicrystalline Microporous Polyethylene Fiber
1999; American Chemical Society; Volume: 11; Issue: 11 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1021/cm990152x
ISSN1520-5002
AutoresWilliam Lee, Shintaro Furusaki, Jun‐ichi Kanno, Kyoichi Saito, Takanobu Sugo,
Tópico(s)Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques
ResumoHere, we report a general strategy for the synthesis of densely anchored poly(glycidyl methacrylate) (poly-GMA) brushes on a chemically and physically stable polyethylene hollow fiber using an electron-beam-induced graft polymerization technique. The conformation of poly-GMA brushes is controlled by the total irradiation dose and the degree of grafting. We have demonstrated the rational direct experimental quantification of the density and the length of poly-GMA brushes by electron spin resonance measurement which overcomes the difficulty of isolating the polymer brush from its associated material. The total irradiation dose will govern the density while the degree of grafting will exclusively control the length of poly-GMA brushes.
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