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A Plasma-Initiated Graft Polymerization of Methyl Methacrylate in the Presence of a Reverse ATRP Catalyst

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A plasma-initiated graft polymerization of methyl methacrylate (MMA) was carried out on the high-density polyethylene (HDPE) surface in the presence of the reverse atom transfer radical polymerization (RATRP) catalyst of CuCl2/2,2′-bipyridine (bpy). The polymerization kinetics presented a linear relation with polymerization time. A well-defined PMMA brush was fabricated on the surface, evidenced by the linear growth of molecular weights with conversions and narrow polymer dispersity (Ð = 1.31). Graft amounts were indicated to increase proportionally with the increase of conversions and molecular weights. Subsequently, a solvent-responsive surface was prepared by the block copolymerization of 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA) on the PMMA grafted surface. The polymerization is suggested to proceed via a RATRP mechanism, when plasma radicals could behave similarly as conventional radicals in forming dormant species.

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The work was supported by National Basic Research Program of China (2009CB623404), National Natural Science Foundation of China (20776068) and Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions (PAPD).

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    Zheng Shen, Jie Huang, Yichen Xia, Meng Zhu & Jian Huang

  2. Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China

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Shen, Z., Huang, J., Xia, Y. et al. A Plasma-Initiated Graft Polymerization of Methyl Methacrylate in the Presence of a Reverse ATRP Catalyst. Plasma Chem Plasma Process 39, 293–309 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11090-018-9928-9

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