I am struggling to prepare polystyrene brushes from iniator-modified silicon substrate. The protocols I have used so far (styrene, CuBr or CuCl and bipyridyl or PMDETA, heating at 90 - 110 degrees) do not lead to polystyrene surface growth.
Does anyone of you have experience with this polymerization?
Dear Samantha Micciulla, the recipe you used I don't think it is a surface initiated SI-ATRP. Just by a simple google search you will find enough documents. The attached one is just an exemple. I have almost the entire documentation on ATRP, please feel free to ask me about any document. My Regards
The following link provides good insight on SI-ATRP. My Regards
https://www.cmu.edu/maty/atrp-how/procedures-for-initiation-of-ATRP/atrp-from-surfaces.html
- Badges
- Science topic
- Similar topics
- Biological Science
- Biochemistry
- Enzymology
- Enzymes