Surface Initiated Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization (SI- ATRP) in its various modifications has emerged as a versatile toolbox to control and tailor the properties and interactions of interfaces and to enable the synthesis of hybrid materials with unprecedented property combinations. The resulting materials have attracted interest not only because the high-level structural control of the architecture of polymer-tethered surfaces enables tailoring of the interactions, microstructure and properties of particulate-based materials but also because the confinement of chains on surfaces alters the mechanism of termination reactions that limit conventional polymerization processes. This presentation will review recent examples of the application of SI-ATRP for the synthesis of functional polymer materials. Examples to be covered include the synthesis of ultra-high molecular weight polymers, materials for optical applications, thermal interface materials as well as electronic materials. Examples will also been shown to illustrate the potential of surface-initiated polymerization methods to provide model material systems that advance the understanding of the physics of polymer and hybrid materials.

Advances and applications of surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerization for functional material design

2019 Spring National Meeting

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