title: Surface-initiated group transfer polymerization mediated by rare earth metal catalysts.
abstract: We present the first example of a surface-initiated group transfer polymerization (SI-GTP) mediated by rare earth metal catalysts for polymer brush synthesis. The experimentally facile method allows rapid grafting of polymer brushes with a thickness of >150 nm in <5 min at room temperature. We show the preparation of common poly(methacrylate) brushes and demonstrate that SI-GTP is a versatile route for the preparation of novel polymer brushes. The method gives access to both thermoresponsive and proton-conducting brush layers.
authors.affiliation: WACKER-Lehrstuhl für Makromolekulare Chemie, Technische Universität München, Lichtenbergstrasse 4, 85747 Garching bei München, Germany.
authors.forename: Ning
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Stephan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Salzinger
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Deubel
authors.forename: Rainer
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jordan
authors.forename: Bernhard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Rieger