Functionalization of Surfaces Using Polymer Brushes: An Overview of Techniques, Strategies, and Approaches

JUAN MARTÍN GIUSSI; M. LORENA CORTEZ; WALDEMAR A. MARMISOLLÉ; OMAR AZZARONI

Polymer and Biopolymer Brushes: for Materials Science and Biotechnology

John Wiley & Sons

Año: 2018; p. 1 - 27

Polymer brushes represent a powerful and versatile macromolecular strategy for surface modification. In this chapter, we provide an overview of the fundamental notions of this branch of macromolecular science and introduce the main synthetic approaches that have been proposed and employed from its beginning until the present day for the construction of these fascinating polymer films.