Surface Grafted Polymer Brushes: Potential Applications in Textile Engineering

Surface Grafted Polymer Brushes: Potential Applications in Textile Engineering

Year:    2008

Author:    Lijing Wang

Journal of Fiber Bioengineering and Informatics, Vol. 1 (2008), Iss. 4 : pp. 249–259

Abstract

Polymer brushes are assemblies of macromolecules that are tethered by one end to a surface or interface. The advantage of polymer brushes over other surface modification methods (e.g. selfassembled monolayers) is their mechanical and chemical robustness, coupled with a high degree of synthetic flexibility towards the introduction of a variety of functional groups. In this paper, an overview of the representative synthesis method of polymer brushes is presented and their potential applications on smart surfaces, wettability and biocompatible surfaces are explored. Their potential applications in textile engineering are discussed.

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Journal Article Details

Publisher Name:    Global Science Press

Language:    English

DOI:    https://doi.org/10.3993/jfbi03200901

Journal of Fiber Bioengineering and Informatics, Vol. 1 (2008), Iss. 4 : pp. 249–259

Published online:    2008-01

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Copyright:    COPYRIGHT: © Global Science Press

Pages:    11

Keywords:    polymer brush

Author Details

Lijing Wang