Surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerization (SI-ATRP) is successfully applied to electrospun constructs of poly(L-lactide). ATRP macroinitiators are adsorbed through polyelectrolyte complexation following the introduction of negative charges on the polyester surface through its blending with a six-armed carboxy-terminated oligolactide. SI-ATRP of glycerol monomethacrylate (GMMA) or 2-(N,N-diethylamino)ethyl methacrylate (DEAEMA) allows then to grow surface films with controllable thickness, and in this way also to control the wetting and interactions of the construct.

Advantages of Surface-Initiated ATRP (SI-ATRP) for the Functionalization of Electrospun Materials / C. Gualandi, C.D. Vo, M.L. Focarete, M. Scandola, A. Pollicino, G. Di Silvestro, N. Tirelli. - In: MACROMOLECULAR RAPID COMMUNICATIONS. - ISSN 1022-1336. - 34:1(2013), pp. 51-56.

Advantages of Surface-Initiated ATRP (SI-ATRP) for the Functionalization of Electrospun Materials

G. Di Silvestro
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2013

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Surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerization (SI-ATRP) is successfully applied to electrospun constructs of poly(L-lactide). ATRP macroinitiators are adsorbed through polyelectrolyte complexation following the introduction of negative charges on the polyester surface through its blending with a six-armed carboxy-terminated oligolactide. SI-ATRP of glycerol monomethacrylate (GMMA) or 2-(N,N-diethylamino)ethyl methacrylate (DEAEMA) allows then to grow surface films with controllable thickness, and in this way also to control the wetting and interactions of the construct.
ATRP; contact angle; electrospinning; surface-initiated polymerization; wetting
Settore CHIM/04 - Chimica Industriale
2013
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