Surface-initiated controlled radical polymerizations have emerged as a powerful and cost-effective approach for fabricating ultrathin polymer films with diverse functionalities. During this free webinar, Professor Harm-Anton Klok from the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland will introduce polymer brushes, focusing on the key grafting-from techniques that leverage controlled radical polymerization to create these films. In addition, essential methods for characterizing the structural properties of surface-attached polymer brushes will be discussed.
Associate Professor Christopher M. Bates from the University of California, Santa Barbara will delve into the synthesis and characterization of bottlebrush polymers. He will highlight how these materials, with their unique and tunable properties, can be applied in fields ranging from flexible electronics to 3D printing. Register now to explore how simple synthesis strategies can be used to control polymer architecture and unlock innovative material properties.
This ACS Webinar is moderated by Associate Professor Christian W. Pester of the University of Delaware and co-produced with the ACS Division of Polymer Chemistry.
What You Will Learn
- What are surface-tethered polymer brushes
- Methods to prepare and characterize surface-attached polymer brushes
- Properties of surface-grafted polymer brushes, and opportunities and challenges for the future
- Simple synthesis and characterization strategies
- Unique properties that emerge from controlling polymer architecture
- Design and processing techniques for applications
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What an attendee said about this ACS Webinar!
The webinar gave me a nice review of bottlebrush polymers and triggered some new thoughts on how they may be relevant in my own research.
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