title: Microwave-Accelerated Rapid, Chemical Oxidant-Free, Material-Independent Surface Chemistry of Poly(dopamine).
abstract: A simple strategy for the rapid preparation of multifunctional polydopamine (pDA) coatings is demonstrated. Microwave irradiation of the coating solution enables the formation of a ≈18 nm thick, genuine pDA coating in 15 min, which is ≈18 times faster than conventional coating. The acceleration effect results from the radical generation and temperature increase, which facilitate thermally accelerated radical polymerization of dopamine.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, School of Molecular Science, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 305-701, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Mihyun
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Creative Research Initiative Center for Functionally Antagonistic Nano-Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, KAIST, 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 305-701, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Si-Hwa
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Creative Research Initiative Center for Functionally Antagonistic Nano-Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, KAIST, 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 305-701, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Il-Kwon
authors.initials: IK
authors.lastname: Oh
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, School of Molecular Science, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 305-701, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Haeshin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D007211:Indoles / Q000737:chemistry*; D008872:Microwaves; D016877:Oxidants / Q000737:chemistry*; D056951:Photoelectron Spectroscopy; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry*; D013499:Surface Properties; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D007211:Indoles; D016877:Oxidants; D011108:Polymers; C568283:polydopamine
keywords: microwaves; oxidation; polydopamine; radical polymerization; surface coatings