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A pH-responsive polyelectrolyte multilayer film with tunable interfacial properties
We report a facile and versatile approach to fabricate polyelectrolyte multilayer (PEM) films with a chemically modifiable outer surface. A PEM film was prepared by layer-by-layer assembly of poly (2-aminoethyl methacrylate) (PAMA) and polymethacrylic acid (PMAA), terminated with a partially tert-butyloxycarbonyl (Boc)-protected random copolymer (PAMA-co-PBocAMA) as the final layer.
The obtained PEM film was then cross-linked and the free amino groups in the PEM film were quenched using EDC/NHS chemistry. The outer layer of the film was then treated via a deprotection reaction, affording free amino groups selectively located at the film surface. As a proof of concept study, these functional groups were used to modify the film surface with two model hydrophilic and hydrophobic compounds, which tuned the wettability of the PEM.
Language: | English |
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Year: | 2021 |
Pages: | 123367 |
ISSN: | 18732291 and 00323861 |
Types: | Journal article and Ahead of Print article |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.polymer.2020.123367 |
ORCIDs: | 0000-0001-8274-7631 , Thormann, Esben and Moghaddam, Saeed Zajforoushan |