title: Preparation of poly(epsilon-caprolactone) brushes at the surface of conducting substrates.
abstract: This paper reports on the preparation of polyester brushes at the surface of electrically conducting materials. A two-step strategy has been worked out that consists of the electropolymerization of an acrylate under a cathodic potential, such that the polyacrylate layer is chemisorbed at the surface. In a second step, either preformed poly(epsilon-caprolactone) chains are grafted onto the polyacrylate sublayer or the ring-opening polymerization of epsilon-caprolactone is initiated from it.
authors.affiliation: Center for Education and Research on Macromolecules (C.E.R.M.), University of Liege, B6 Sart-Tilman, B-4000 Liege, Belgium.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Voccia
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bech
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gilbert
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jérôme
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Jérôme
mesh_terms: D000179:Acrylates / Q000737:chemistry; D004553:Electric Conductivity; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D018625:Microscopy, Atomic Force; D015394:Molecular Structure; D011091:Polyesters / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D017550:Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D000179:Acrylates; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D011091:Polyesters; C016240:polycaprolactone