title: Surface "click" chemistry on brominated plasma polymer thin films.
abstract: A brominated plasma polymer (BrPP) thin film was fabricated on a variety of substrate surfaces (silicon wafers, glass, gold, and polymers) via the radio frequency glow discharge of 1-bromopropane. This BrPP thin film was highly adherent and stable and was found to be a useful platform for secondary reactions, leading to surfaces with specific chemical functionalities. Following nucleophilic exchange, an azide-functionalized PP thin film was prepared that was reactive toward two different alkynes via the copper-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition (CuAAC) reaction, a paradigm of "click" chemistry. "Click" microcontact printing (microCP) of a fluorescent alkyne was also successfully carried out, demonstrating the versatility and functionality of this new class of reactive thin film plasma polymer coatings.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia.
authors.forename: Rodney T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Benjamin W
authors.initials: BW
authors.lastname: Muir
authors.forename: Georgina K
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Such
authors.forename: Almar
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Postma
authors.forename: Richard A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Evans
authors.forename: Suzanne M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Pereira
authors.forename: Keith M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: McLean
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Caruso
mesh_terms: D000480:Alkynes / Q000737:chemistry; D001386:Azides / Q000737:chemistry; D002384:Catalysis; D003300:Copper / Q000737:chemistry; D054879:Halogenation; D006842:Hydrocarbons, Brominated / Q000737:chemistry; D056951:Photoelectron Spectroscopy; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry*; D011327:Printing; D017550:Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared; D014050:Toluene / Q000737:chemistry; D014835:Volatilization
chemical_list: D000480:Alkynes; D001386:Azides; D006842:Hydrocarbons, Brominated; D011108:Polymers; D014050:Toluene; D003300:Copper; C118559:1-bromopropane