Gj. Liu et al., CROSS-LINKED POLYMER BRUSHES .2. FORMATION AND PROPERTIES OF POLY(ISOBUTYL VINYL ETHER)-B-POLY[2-(VINYLOXY) ETHYL CINNAMATE] BRUSHES, Journal of applied polymer science, 53(12), 1994, pp. 1699-1707
A diblock copolymer, i.e., poly(isobutyl vinyl ether)-b-poly [2-(vinyl
oxy)ethyl cinnamate] (PIBVE-b-PVEC), has been shown to form polymer br
ushes quickly on the surface of solid substrates by deposition from a
solvent selectively poor for PVEC. The resultant brush could be cross-
linked photochemically by initiating the dimerization between VEC grou
ps of different polymer chains and the cross-linking was extremely eff
icient. Crosslinked polymer brushes, as expected, were resistant to or
ganic solvent, such as chloroform, and nitric acid attacks. Important
industrial applications are expected of cross-linked brushes. (C) 1994
John Wiley and Sons, Inc.