4:15 pm in seminar room 1.27 Von-Danckelmann-Platz 4, 06120 Halle
Department of Chemical Engineering, Department of Chemistry, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, USA
“Design of Advanced Functional Surfaces using Oxygen-tolerant Photopolymerization”
Abstract:
The covalent attachment of polymers has emerged as a powerful strategy for the preparation of multi-functional surfaces. This presentation highlights our work on surface-initiated photoinduced electron/energy transfer (PET) reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization. Oxygen tolerance, mild reaction conditions, and the use of visible light make this approach user-friendly in its application for the design of patterned and functional organic thin films.