writer：Jiming Yang, Liman Hou, Bin Xu, Ning Zhang, Yongjiu Liang, Wenjing Tian, Dewen Dong
keywords：polymer–analogous reactions,poly(ionic liquid) brushes,polymer brushes, TiO2,SIPGP
source：期刊
specific source：Macromolecular Rapid Communication
Issue time：2014年

A facile and universal method is presented for the preparation of polymer brushes on amorphous TiO₂ film. Homogeneous and stable poly(methyl methacrylate), polystyrene, poly(4-vinylpyridine), and poly(N-vinyl imidazole) (PNVI) brushes up to 550 nm are directly created onto TiO₂ via UV-induced photopolymerization of corresponding monomers. Kinetic studies reveal a linear increase in thickness with the polymerization time. Characterization of the resulting polymer brushes by FTIR spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, contact angle, and atomic force microscopy (AFM) indicates an efficient UV-grafting reaction. Finally, we have demonstrated the possibility in converting the PNVI brushes to poly(vinyl imidazolium bromide), i.e., poly(ionic liquid) brushes by polymer–analogous reactions.