title: Supramolecular surface adhesion mediated by azobenzene polymer brushes.
abstract: Surface immobilised polymer brushes containing azobenzene units were prepared using a combination of microcontact chemistry and surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerisation (SI-ATRP). These brushes were investigated using AFM, XPS and UV/vis spectroscopy. It was shown that two surfaces bearing azobenzene brushes can be glued together in the presence of a β-cyclodextrin polymer and hold as much as 700 ± 150 g cm(-2).
authors.affiliation: Organic Chemistry Institute and Center for Soft Nanoscience, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Corrensstrasse 40, 48149 Münster, Germany. b.j.ravoo@uni-muenster.de.
authors.forename: Oliver
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Roling
authors.affiliation: Organic Chemistry Institute and Center for Soft Nanoscience, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Corrensstrasse 40, 48149 Münster, Germany. b.j.ravoo@uni-muenster.de.
authors.forename: Lucas
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Stricker
authors.affiliation: Organic Chemistry Institute and Center for Soft Nanoscience, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Corrensstrasse 40, 48149 Münster, Germany. b.j.ravoo@uni-muenster.de.
authors.forename: Jens
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Voskuhl
authors.affiliation: Organic Chemistry Institute and Center for Soft Nanoscience, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Corrensstrasse 40, 48149 Münster, Germany. b.j.ravoo@uni-muenster.de.
authors.forename: Sebastian
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lamping
authors.affiliation: Organic Chemistry Institute and Center for Soft Nanoscience, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Corrensstrasse 40, 48149 Münster, Germany. b.j.ravoo@uni-muenster.de.
authors.forename: Bart Jan
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Ravoo